#5B8ADD#5B8ADD
#5B8ADD is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.135 H 261.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B8ADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 138, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.8%, 37.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.67, 8.87, -47.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.67, 48.00, 280.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.78% -0.0211 -0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.78% 0.135 261.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4495, 25.6193, 71.9438) |
| Luminance | 0.2562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 2.78
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.80
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.81
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.88
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.89
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B8ADD #DDAE5B
analogous
#5BCBDD #5B8ADD #6D5BDD
triadic
#5B8ADD #DD5B8A #8ADD5B
tetradic
#5B8ADD #DD5BCB #DDAE5B #5BDD6D
square
#5B8ADD #DD5BCB #DDAE5B #5BDD6D
split-complementary
#5B8ADD #DD6D5B #CBDD5B
monochromatic
#214E9D #2B67D0 #5B8ADD #8EAEE8 #C0D2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#5B8ADD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#5B8ADD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5B8ADD
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B8ADD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B8ADD | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6791E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5685DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b8add; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 138, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.135 261.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93abe8',
500: '#5b8add',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b8add; $custom-light: #93abe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b8add",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 138,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.308,
"s": 65.657,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63781,
"c": 0.13544,
"h": 261.1
},
"luminance": 0.25622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B8ADD
secondary
#E2D1B1
accent
#8C18CE
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FC
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1016
muted
#7E7F84