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Recognised as Colour

#64AEC5

  • #64AEC5
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#64AEC5 is a cyan with RGB values 100, 174, 197 and HSL 194°, 46%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#64AEC5#64AEC5
HEX#64AEC5
RGBrgb(100, 174, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.6824, 0.7725
RGB percentages39.2%, 68.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(194.2, 45.5%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 49.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK49.2%, 11.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,598,341
CSS custom property--colour: #64AEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#9B513A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0AAC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#919FC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2EB6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Cadetblue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)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#C57B64
Analogous#64C5AB, #647EC5
Triadic#C564AE, #AEC564
Split complementary#C5647E, #C5AB64
Tetradic#AB64C5, #C57B64, #7EC564

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FCFD
Lighter +30%#D3E8EF
Lighter +20%#AED5E1
Lighter +10%#89C1D3
Darker −10%#4398B3
Darker −20%#35798E
Darker −30%#275969
Darker −40%#193A44
More saturated +25%#49BCE0
Less saturated −25%#7FA0AA

Channel breakdown

R100
G174
B197
Red100 (39.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue194.23°
Saturation (HSL)45.54%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G AE · B C5

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