CyanMid-toneMuted

Explorer Blue

#5DA5B4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.80:1Fails

Black text

7.08:1AAA

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About Explorer Blue

Explorer Blue (#5DA5B4) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 93, 165, 180 and its HSL value is 190°, 37%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (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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Harmonies

Complementary

#5DA5B4 · #B46C5D

Analogous

#5DB498 · #5DA5B4 · #5D79B4

Triadic

#5DA5B4 · #B45DA5 · #A5B45D

Split complementary

#5DA5B4 · #B45D79 · #B4985D

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