#5B85BC#5B85BC
#5B85BC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.096 H 255.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B85BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 133, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 29.3%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.69, 1.26, -33.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.69, 33.25, 272.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.93% -0.024 -0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.93% 0.096 255.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7759, 22.6284, 50.7874) |
| Luminance | 0.2263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 2.62
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.00
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.28
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.64
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.31
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B85BC #BC925B
analogous
#5BB5BC #5B85BC #625BBC
triadic
#5B85BC #BC5B85 #85BC5B
tetradic
#5B85BC #BC5BB5 #BC925B #5BBC62
square
#5B85BC #BC5BB5 #BC925B #5BBC62
split-complementary
#5B85BC #BC625B #B5BC5B
monochromatic
#2D4A6F #3F679B #5B85BC #86A5CE #B2C6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#5B85BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#5B85BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5B85BC
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B85BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B85BC | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F88BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#637FBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A9198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b85bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 133, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.096 255.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fa8d0',
500: '#5b85bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b85bc; $custom-light: #8fa8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b85bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 133,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.021,
"s": 41.991,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60934,
"c": 0.09631,
"h": 255.5
},
"luminance": 0.2263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B85BC
secondary
#CEBCA5
accent
#9C56D2
background
#F9FAFC
surface
#F1F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0D0F14
muted
#7E7F82