#5996BD#5996BD

#5996BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.086 H 238.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5996BD
RGB	rgb(89, 150, 189)
HSL	hsl(203, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(203, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.53, -8.64, -26.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.53, 27.67, 251.82°)
OKLab	oklab(64.74% -0.0455 -0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(64.74% 0.086 238.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2081, 27.6087, 52.1875)
Luminance	0.2761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5996BD #BD8059

analogous

#59BDB2 #5996BD #5964BD

triadic

#5996BD #BD5996 #96BD59

tetradic

#5996BD #B259BD #BD8059 #64BD59

square

#5996BD #B259BD #BD8059 #64BD59

split-complementary

#5996BD #BD5964 #BDB259

monochromatic

#2C556F #3E779B #5996BD #85B2CE #B1CDE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#5996BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#5996BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5996BD

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5996BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5996BD	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8495BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1BA0A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5996bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 150, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.086 238.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eb4d1',
    500: '#5996bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5996bd;
$custom-light: #8eb4d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5996bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.4,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64738,
    "c": 0.08628,
    "h": 238.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.27611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5996BD

secondary

#CEB4A4

accent

#8655D3

background

#F9FBFC

surface

#F1F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0D1114

muted

#7E8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #5996BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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