#5997AE#5997AE

#5997AE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.073 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5997AE
RGB	rgb(89, 151, 174)
HSL	hsl(196, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(196, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 13.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.26, -13.62, -18.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.26, 22.75, 233.22°)
OKLab	oklab(64.33% -0.0523 -0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(64.33% 0.073 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8236, 27.3112, 44.1051)
Luminance	0.2731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5997AE #AE7059

analogous

#59AE9B #5997AE #596DAE

triadic

#5997AE #AE5997 #97AE59

tetradic

#5997AE #9B59AE #AE7059 #6DAE59

square

#5997AE #9B59AE #AE7059 #6DAE59

split-complementary

#5997AE #AE596D #AE9B59

monochromatic

#2E515E #427588 #5997AE #82B1C2 #ABCBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.25

#5997AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.46

#5997AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5997AE

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5997AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5997AE	1.00	3.25	6.46	6.46
#FFFFFF	3.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A94AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D9E9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5997ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 151, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.073 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8db5c6',
    500: '#5997ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5997ae;
$custom-light: #8db5c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5997ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.235,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64335,
    "c": 0.07263,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5997AE

secondary

#C4A99F

accent

#7B5DCA

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0D1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #5997AE

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

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