Recognised as Colour

#5DCBDE

#5DCBDE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#5DCBDE is a cyan with RGB values 93, 203, 222 and HSL 189°, 66%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5DCBDE#5DCBDE

HEX#5DCBDE

RGBrgb(93, 203, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.7961, 0.8706

RGB percentages36.5%, 79.6%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(188.8, 66.2%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 58.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK58.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,147,038

CSS custom property--colour: #5DCBDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#A23421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC4DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7B6DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00D4D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2 Light blue · ΔE 18.4 Powder blue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DE705D

Analogous#5DDEB1, #5D8ADE

Triadic#DE5DCB, #CBDE5D

Split complementary#DE5D8A, #DEB15D

Tetradic#B15DDE, #DE705D, #8ADE5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DCF4F8

Lighter +20%#B2E6EF

Lighter +10%#87D9E7

Darker −10%#33BDD5

Darker −20%#249CB1

Darker −30%#1B7787

Darker −40%#13515C

More saturated +25%#45DCF6

Less saturated −25%#75BAC6

Channel breakdown

R93

G203

B222

Red93 (36.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue188.84°

Saturation (HSL)66.15%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5D · G CB · B DE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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