#5997BB#5997BB

#5997BB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.084 H 235.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5997BB
RGB	rgb(89, 151, 187)
HSL	hsl(202, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(202, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.75, -9.79, -24.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.75, 26.69, 248.47°)
OKLab	oklab(64.88% -0.0474 -0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(64.88% 0.084 235.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1528, 27.8429, 51.1055)
Luminance	0.2784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5997BB #BB7D59

analogous

#59BBAE #5997BB #5966BB

triadic

#5997BB #BB5997 #97BB59

tetradic

#5997BB #AE59BB #BB7D59 #66BB59

square

#5997BB #AE59BB #BB7D59 #66BB59

split-complementary

#5997BB #BB5966 #BBAE59

monochromatic

#2D556D #3E7798 #5997BB #84B2CD #B0CDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#5997BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#5997BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5997BB

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5997BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5997BB	1.00	3.20	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8696BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1EA0A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5997bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 151, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.084 235.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eb5cf',
    500: '#5997bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5997bb;
$custom-light: #8eb5cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5997bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.041,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64881,
    "c": 0.08382,
    "h": 235.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5997BB

secondary

#CDB2A3

accent

#8456D2

background

#F9FBFC

surface

#F1F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0D1113

muted

#7E8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #5997BB

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

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