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Recognised as Colour

#5EA6C2

  • #5EA6C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5EA6C2 is a cyan with RGB values 94, 166, 194 and HSL 197°, 45%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5EA6C2#5EA6C2
HEX#5EA6C2
RGBrgb(94, 166, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.651, 0.7608
RGB percentages36.9%, 65.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(196.8, 45%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.8, 51.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK51.5%, 14.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,203,074
CSS custom property--colour: #5EA6C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#A1593D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A3C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#8898C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#20AEAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.6Cadetblue · ΔE 15.1Light skyblue · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27A5E
Analogous#5EC2AC, #5E74C2
Triadic#C25EA6, #A6C25E
Split complementary#C25E74, #C2AC5E
Tetradic#AC5EC2, #C27A5E, #74C25E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F8FA
Lighter +30%#CDE3EC
Lighter +20%#A8CFDE
Lighter +10%#83BAD0
Darker −10%#418EAC
Darker −20%#336F87
Darker −30%#255162
Darker −40%#17323D
More saturated +25%#42B2DE
Less saturated −25%#7A9AA6

Channel breakdown

R94
G166
B194
Red94 (36.9%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue196.8°
Saturation (HSL)45.05%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G A6 · B C2

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