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Recognised as Colour

#5DCCE3

  • #5DCCE3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5DCCE3 is a cyan with RGB values 93, 204, 227 and HSL 190°, 71%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5DCCE3#5DCCE3
HEX#5DCCE3
RGBrgb(93, 204, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.3647, 0.8, 0.8902
RGB percentages36.5%, 80%, 89%
HSLhsl(190.3, 70.5%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.3, 59%, 89%)
CMYK59%, 10.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,147,299
CSS custom property--colour: #5DCCE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#A2331C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC6E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B7E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.5Light skyblue · ΔE 16.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6Light blue · ΔE 18.4Powder blue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3745D
Analogous#5DE3B7, #5D89E3
Triadic#E35DCC, #CCE35D
Split complementary#E35D89, #E3B75D
Tetradic#B75DE3, #E3745D, #89E35D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFF5FA
Lighter +20%#B4E7F2
Lighter +10%#88DAEB
Darker −10%#32BEDB
Darker −20%#209FBA
Darker −30%#197A8E
Darker −40%#115563
More saturated +25%#45DCFB
Less saturated −25%#75BCCB

Channel breakdown

R93
G204
B227
Red93 (36.5%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue190.3°
Saturation (HSL)70.53%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5D · G CC · B E3

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