#5B85EE#5B85EE
#5B85EE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.164 H 265.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B85EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 133, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 44.1%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.24, 17.51, -57.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.24, 59.95, 286.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.75% -0.0126 -0.1636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.75% 0.164 265.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1292, 25.1698, 84.2482) |
| Luminance | 0.2517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 1.39
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 2.94
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 4.05
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 4.98
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.02
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B85EE #EEC45B
analogous
#5BCFEE #5B85EE #7B5BEE
triadic
#5B85EE #EE5B85 #85EE5B
tetradic
#5B85EE #EE5BCF #EEC45B #5BEE7B
square
#5B85EE #EE5BCF #EEC45B #5BEE7B
split-complementary
#5B85EE #EE7B5B #CFEE5B
monochromatic
#1343BB #245CE8 #5B85EE #92AEF4 #CAD8F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#5B85EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#5B85EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5B85EE
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B85EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B85EE | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5491F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C83EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b85ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 133, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.164 265.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96a8f4',
500: '#5b85ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b85ee; $custom-light: #96a8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b85ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 133,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.857,
"s": 81.215,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63745,
"c": 0.16413,
"h": 265.6
},
"luminance": 0.25172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B85EE
secondary
#ECDDB9
accent
#A108DE
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E0F17
muted
#7E7F85