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Recognised as Colour

#5EA6BD

  • #5EA6BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#5EA6BD is a cyan with RGB values 94, 166, 189 and HSL 195°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#5EA6BD#5EA6BD
HEX#5EA6BD
RGBrgb(94, 166, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.651, 0.7412
RGB percentages36.9%, 65.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(194.5, 41.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.5, 50.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK50.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,203,069
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA6BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#A15942

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A98BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#27AEADno 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 text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD755E
Analogous#5EBDA4, #5E77BD
Triadic#BD5EA6, #A6BD5E
Split complementary#BD5E77, #BDA45E
Tetradic#A45EBD, #BD755E, #77BD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF6F8
Lighter +30%#CBE2E9
Lighter +20%#A6CEDB
Lighter +10%#82BACC
Darker −10%#438DA5
Darker −20%#356E80
Darker −30%#264F5C
Darker −40%#173038
More saturated +25%#42B5D9
Less saturated −25%#7A97A1

Channel breakdown

R94
G166
B189
Red94 (36.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue194.53°
Saturation (HSL)41.85%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A6 · B BD

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