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Recognised as Colour

#5EA5BD

  • #5EA5BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5EA5BD is a cyan with RGB values 94, 165, 189 and HSL 195°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5EA5BD#5EA5BD
HEX#5EA5BD
RGBrgb(94, 165, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6471, 0.7412
RGB percentages36.9%, 64.7%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(195.2, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.2, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK50.3%, 12.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,202,813
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA5BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A15A42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8997BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#27ADADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.8Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD765E
Analogous#5EBDA5, #5E76BD
Triadic#BD5EA5, #A5BD5E
Split complementary#BD5E76, #BDA55E
Tetradic#A65EBD, #BD765E, #76BD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF6F8
Lighter +30%#CBE2E9
Lighter +20%#A6CDDB
Lighter +10%#82B9CC
Darker −10%#438CA5
Darker −20%#356D80
Darker −30%#264E5C
Darker −40%#173038
More saturated +25%#42B3D9
Less saturated −25%#7A97A1

Channel breakdown

R94
G165
B189
Red94 (36.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue195.16°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A5 · B BD

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