#5B8CD8#5B8CD8
#5B8CD8 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.127 H 258.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B8CD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 140, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 62%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 58%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 35.2%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.98, 6.06, -43.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.98, 44.31, 277.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.93% -0.0244 -0.1242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.93% 0.127 258.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0828, 25.9360, 68.5841) |
| Luminance | 0.2594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.21
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.37
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.62
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.62
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.48
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B8CD8 #D8A75B
analogous
#5BCAD8 #5B8CD8 #685BD8
triadic
#5B8CD8 #D85B8C #8CD85B
tetradic
#5B8CD8 #D85BCA #D8A75B #5BD868
square
#5B8CD8 #D85BCA #D8A75B #5BD868
split-complementary
#5B8CD8 #D8685B #CAD85B
monochromatic
#235095 #2F6BC7 #5B8CD8 #8CAFE4 #BED1F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#5B8CD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#5B8CD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5B8CD8
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B8CD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B8CD8 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C92DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C86D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b8cd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 140, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.127 258.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93ade4',
500: '#5b8cd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b8cd8; $custom-light: #93ade4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b8cd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 140,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.48,
"s": 61.576,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63934,
"c": 0.12658,
"h": 258.9
},
"luminance": 0.25938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B8CD8
secondary
#DFCDAF
accent
#851CC9
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FC
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1015
muted
#7E7F84