#5B8299#5B8299
#5B8299 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.056 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B8299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 130, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 25%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 41%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.5%, 15%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.38, -7.39, -16.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.38, 18.19, 246.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.65% -0.0322 -0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.65% 0.056 234.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0449, 20.4882, 33.1346) |
| Luminance | 0.2049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 2.78
Steel Blue (survey)
#5A7D9A
ΔE00 3.55
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 3.57
Slate Blue (survey)
#5B7C99
ΔE00 4.07
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.37
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B8299 #99725B
analogous
#5B9991 #5B8299 #5B6399
triadic
#5B8299 #995B82 #82995B
tetradic
#5B8299 #915B99 #99725B #63995B
square
#5B8299 #915B99 #99725B #63995B
split-complementary
#5B8299 #995B63 #99915B
monochromatic
#2D414C #446173 #5B8299 #7F9FB3 #A5BCC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#5B8299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#5B8299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5B8299
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B8299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B8299 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77819A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7A99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#448889
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b8299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 130, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.056 234.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ca6b7',
500: '#5b8299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b8299; $custom-light: #8ca6b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b8299",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 130,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.258,
"s": 25.41,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58649,
"c": 0.05602,
"h": 234.9
},
"luminance": 0.20489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B8299
secondary
#B7A498
accent
#8866C2
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#F0F4F6
border
#CBCED0
text
#0C0F11
muted
#7D7F80