#5996BF#5996BF

#5996BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.088 H 239.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5996BF
RGBrgb(89, 150, 191)
HSLhsl(204, 44%, 55%)
HSVhsv(204, 53%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(53.4%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(59.61, -8.03, -27.29)
CIE-LCHlch(59.61, 28.45, 253.61°)
OKLaboklab(64.83% -0.0448 -0.0761)
OKLCHoklch(64.83% 0.088 239.5)
XYZxyz(24.4267, 27.6961, 53.3388)
Luminance0.2770 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5996BF #BF8259
analogous
#59BFB5 #5996BF #5963BF
triadic
#5996BF #BF5996 #96BF59
tetradic
#5996BF #B559BF #BF8259 #63BF59
square
#5996BF #B559BF #BF8259 #63BF59
split-complementary
#5996BF #BF5963 #BFB559
monochromatic
#2C5672 #3D779E #5996BF #85B2D0 #B1CEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21
#5996BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.54
#5996BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5996BF
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5996BF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5996BF1.003.216.546.54
#FFFFFF3.211.0021.0021.00
#0000006.5421.001.001.00
##0000006.5421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#8496C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768BBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#18A0A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5996bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 150, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.088 239.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8fb4d2',
    500: '#5996bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5996bf;
$custom-light: #8fb4d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5996bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.118,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64828,
    "c": 0.08837,
    "h": 239.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5996BF
secondary
#CFB6A4
accent
#8754D4
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1114
muted
#7E8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #5996BF

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#5996BF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva