CyanMid-toneMuted

Explorer Blue

#5CA5B3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.80:1Fails

Black text

7.06:1AAA

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About Explorer Blue

Explorer Blue (#5CA5B3) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 92, 165, 179 and its HSL value is 190°, 36%, 53%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Explorer Blue, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#5CA5B3 · #B36A5C

Analogous

#5CB395 · #5CA5B3 · #5C7AB3

Triadic

#5CA5B3 · #B35CA5 · #A5B35C

Split complementary

#5CA5B3 · #B35C7A · #B3955C

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