Information about #5CB1CD color

#5CB1CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5CB1CD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 177, 205) — 36.1% red, 69.4% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 44 / 11 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5CB1CD reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Parachute (#65B8D1). Slightly further away sit Something Blue (#68ADD0) and Delicate Girl Blue (#6AB2CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 177, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5CB1CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5CB1CD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5CB1CD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5CB1CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5CB1CD
  • RGB92, 177, 205
  • CMYK44, 11, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(92, 177, 205)
  • HSL195°, 53%, 58%
  • HSL Precise194.867°, 53.052%, 58.235%
  • HSV195°, 55%, 80%
  • HSB195°, 55%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.694, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.694, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.694, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5CB1CD
  • DECIMAL ID6074829
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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