CyanMid-toneMuted

Explorer Blue

#5DA3B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.85:1Fails

Black text

6.96:1AA

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About Explorer Blue

Explorer Blue (#5DA3B6) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 93, 163, 182 and its HSL value is 193°, 38%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). 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

#5DA3B6 · #B6705D

Analogous

#5DB69C · #5DA3B6 · #5D77B6

Triadic

#5DA3B6 · #B65DA3 · #A3B65D

Split complementary

#5DA3B6 · #B65D77 · #B69C5D

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