#5B8CD0#5B8CD0

#5B8CD0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.116 H 256.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5B8CD0
RGBrgb(91, 140, 208)
HSLhsl(215, 55%, 59%)
HSVhsv(215, 56%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(56.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LABlab(57.59, 3.47, -40.01)
CIE-LCHlch(57.59, 40.16, 274.96°)
OKLaboklab(63.51% -0.0265 -0.1129)
OKLCHoklch(63.51% 0.116 256.8)
XYZxyz(25.0737, 25.5323, 63.2692)
Luminance0.2553 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5B8CD0 #D09F5B
analogous
#5BC6D0 #5B8CD0 #645BD0
triadic
#5B8CD0 #D05B8C #8CD05B
tetradic
#5B8CD0 #D05BC6 #D09F5B #5BD064
square
#5B8CD0 #D05BC6 #D09F5B #5BD064
split-complementary
#5B8CD0 #D0645B #C6D05B
monochromatic
#275089 #356CB9 #5B8CD0 #8BADDE #BACFEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44
#5B8CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11
#5B8CD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5B8CD0
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5B8CD0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5B8CD01.003.446.116.11
#FFFFFF3.441.0021.0021.00
#0000006.1121.001.001.00
##0000006.1121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7090D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6185CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5b8cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 140, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.116 256.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#92adde',
    500: '#5b8cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5b8cd0;
$custom-light: #92adde;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5b8cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.872,
    "s": 55.45,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63507,
    "c": 0.11595,
    "h": 256.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5B8CD0
secondary
#DBC7AC
accent
#A049DF
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F2F4FB
border
#CCCED4
text
#0E1015
muted
#7E7F83

Preview Lab

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#5B8CD0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva