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Recognised as Colour

#5E97AB

  • #5E97AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5E97AB is a cyan with RGB values 94, 151, 171 and HSL 196°, 31%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5E97AB#5E97AB
HEX#5E97AB
RGBrgb(94, 151, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.5922, 0.6706
RGB percentages36.9%, 59.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(195.6, 31.4%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.6, 45%, 67.1%)
CMYK45%, 11.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,199,211
CSS custom property--colour: #5E97AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#A16854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B94ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#808BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3B9D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Dark cyan · ΔE 20.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB725E
Analogous#5EAB98, #5E71AB
Triadic#AB5E97, #97AB5E
Split complementary#AB5E71, #AB985E
Tetradic#985EAB, #AB725E, #71AB5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EEF1
Lighter +30%#C3D8DF
Lighter +20%#A1C2CE
Lighter +10%#80ADBC
Darker −10%#497B8D
Darker −20%#385E6B
Darker −30%#26404A
Darker −40%#152328
More saturated +25%#3FA6CA
Less saturated −25%#7D888C

Channel breakdown

R94
G151
B171
Red94 (36.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue195.58°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G 97 · B AB

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