Colour

#5EB1CD

#5EB1CD
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#5EB1CD is a cyan with RGB values 94, 177, 205 and HSL 195°, 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

#5EB1CD#5EB1CD

HEX#5EB1CD

RGBrgb(94, 177, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.3686, 0.6941, 0.8039

RGB percentages36.9%, 69.4%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(195.1, 52.6%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195.1, 54.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK54.1%, 13.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,205,901

CSS custom property--colour: #5EB1CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#A14E32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1ADCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#90A1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00BABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3 Light blue · ΔE 19.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CD7A5E

Analogous#5ECDB1, #5E7ACD

Triadic#CD5EB1, #B1CD5E

Split complementary#CD5E7A, #CDB15E

Tetradic#B15ECD, #CD7A5E, #7ACD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFCFD

Lighter +30%#D3EAF1

Lighter +20%#ACD7E5

Lighter +10%#85C4D9

Darker −10%#3B9CBD

Darker −20%#2F7C96

Darker −30%#235C6F

Darker −40%#173C48

More saturated +25%#44BEE7

Less saturated −25%#78A4B3

Channel breakdown

R94

G177

B205

Red94 (36.9%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue195.14°

Saturation (HSL)52.61%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5E · G B1 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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