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Colour

#5FC4E8

  • #5FC4E8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#5FC4E8 is a cyan with RGB values 95, 196, 232 and HSL 196°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5FC4E8#5FC4E8
HEX#5FC4E8
RGBrgb(95, 196, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3725, 0.7686, 0.9098
RGB percentages37.3%, 76.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(195.8, 74.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195.8, 59.1%, 91%)
CMYK59.1%, 15.5%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,276,328
CSS custom property--colour: #5FC4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.55:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#A03B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0C0EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.3Light skyblue · ΔE 9.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Powder blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8835F
Analogous#5FE8C8, #5F7FE8
Triadic#E85FC4, #C4E85F
Split complementary#E85F7F, #E8C85F
Tetradic#C85FE8, #E8835F, #7FE85F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F5FB
Lighter +20%#B8E5F5
Lighter +10%#8CD4EE
Darker −10%#32B4E2
Darker −20%#1C98C5
Darker −30%#167698
Darker −40%#0F536C
More saturated +25%#48CFFF
Less saturated −25%#76B9D1

Channel breakdown

R95
G196
B232
Red95 (37.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue195.77°
Saturation (HSL)74.86%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 5F · G C4 · B E8

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