CyanMid-toneMuted

Explorer Blue

#5DA5B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.79:1Fails

Black text

7.09:1AAA

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About Explorer Blue

Explorer Blue (#5DA5B6) is a mid-tone muted cyan. Its RGB value is 93, 165, 182 and its HSL value is 191°, 38%, 54%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (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

#5DA5B6 · #B66E5D

Analogous

#5DB69B · #5DA5B6 · #5D78B6

Triadic

#5DA5B6 · #B65DA5 · #A5B65D

Split complementary

#5DA5B6 · #B65D78 · #B69B5D

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