#5997BF#5997BF

#5997BF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.088 H 238.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5997BF
RGB	rgb(89, 151, 191)
HSL	hsl(204, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(204, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 20.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.90, -8.59, -26.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.90, 28.18, 252.26°)
OKLab	oklab(65.06% -0.046 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(65.06% 0.088 238.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5870, 28.0166, 53.3922)
Luminance	0.2802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5997BF #BF8159

analogous

#59BFB4 #5997BF #5964BF

triadic

#5997BF #BF5997 #97BF59

tetradic

#5997BF #B459BF #BF8159 #64BF59

square

#5997BF #B459BF #BF8159 #64BF59

split-complementary

#5997BF #BF5964 #BFB459

monochromatic

#2C5672 #3D789E #5997BF #85B3D0 #B1CEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#5997BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.60

#5997BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5997BF

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5997BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5997BF	1.00	3.18	6.60	6.60
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8596C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17A1A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5997bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 151, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.088 238.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8fb5d2',
    500: '#5997bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5997bf;
$custom-light: #8fb5d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5997bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.529,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65058,
    "c": 0.08787,
    "h": 238.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5997BF

secondary

#CFB5A4

accent

#8654D4

background

#F9FBFC

surface

#F1F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0D1114

muted

#7E8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #5997BF

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

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