Lighter companion
Cerulean Radiant Dust
#6B9EA8 · hsl(190, 26%, 54%)
RGB
rgb(91, 144, 154)
HSL
hsl(190, 26%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(41%, 6%, 0%, 40%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.6:1AA Large
on black
5.9:1AA
About this color
Cerulean Core Dust (#5B909A) belongs to the blue family — hue 190°, 26% saturation, 48% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-cerulean-core-dust: #5B909A; --colorarchive-cerulean-core-dust-hsl: hsl(190, 26%, 48%); --colorarchive-cerulean-core-dust-rgb: rgb(91, 144, 154); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Cerulean Velvet Dust
#4F7E87 · hsl(190, 26%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Ruby Core Dust
#9A655B · hsl(10, 26%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Sapphire Core Dust
#5B7A9A · hsl(210, 26%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Lagoon Core Dust
#5B9A90 · hsl(170, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Peony Core Dust
#9A5B90 · hsl(310, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Honey Core Dust
#909A5B · hsl(70, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Garnet Core Dust
#9A5B70 · hsl(340, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Apricot Core Dust
#9A855B · hsl(40, 26%, 48%)
Export preview
Base: Cerulean Core Dust #5B909A Lighter companion: Cerulean Radiant Dust #6B9EA8 Darker companion: Cerulean Velvet Dust #4F7E87 Complementary counterpoint: Ruby Core Dust #9A655B Analogous lead: Sapphire Core Dust #5B7A9A Analogous echo: Lagoon Core Dust #5B9A90 Triadic +120°: Peony Core Dust #9A5B90 Triadic +240°: Honey Core Dust #909A5B Split-comp +150°: Garnet Core Dust #9A5B70 Split-comp +210°: Apricot Core Dust #9A855B
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Cerulean Core Muted
#648990 · hsl(190, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Core Soft
#5196A4 · hsl(190, 34%, 48%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Velvet Dust
#4F7E87 · hsl(190, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Radiant Dust
#6B9EA8 · hsl(190, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Core Faint
#6E8387 · hsl(190, 10%, 48%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Velvet Muted
#58787E · hsl(190, 18%, 42%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#736E97
Protanopia
#767698
Tritanopia
#5F9695
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