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Recognised as Colour

#5EB0CE

  • #5EB0CE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5EB0CE is a cyan with RGB values 94, 176, 206 and HSL 196°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5EB0CE#5EB0CE
HEX#5EB0CE
RGBrgb(94, 176, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6902, 0.8078
RGB percentages36.9%, 69%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(196.1, 53.3%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.1, 54.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK54.4%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,205,646
CSS custom property--colour: #5EB0CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#A14F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FADD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA0CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.5Light skyblue · ΔE 14.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.2Light blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE7C5E
Analogous#5ECEB4, #5E78CE
Triadic#CE5EB0, #B0CE5E
Split complementary#CE5E78, #CEB45E
Tetradic#B45ECE, #CE7C5E, #78CE5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDFE
Lighter +30%#D3EAF2
Lighter +20%#ACD6E6
Lighter +10%#85C3DA
Darker −10%#3A9BBF
Darker −20%#2E7C98
Darker −30%#225C71
Darker −40%#163C4A
More saturated +25%#44BCE8
Less saturated −25%#78A4B4

Channel breakdown

R94
G176
B206
Red94 (36.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue196.07°
Saturation (HSL)53.33%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5E · G B0 · B CE

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