#5B9AED#5B9AED
#5B9AED is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.140 H 255.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5B9AED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 154, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 80%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 35%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.88, 4.72, -47.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.88, 48.04, 275.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.1% -0.0339 -0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.1% 0.14 255.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1506, 31.4469, 84.5326) |
| Luminance | 0.3145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 2.77
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.16
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.19
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.90
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 6.84
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5B9AED #EDAE5B
analogous
#5BE3ED #5B9AED #655BED
triadic
#5B9AED #ED5B9A #9AED5B
tetradic
#5B9AED #ED5BE3 #EDAE5B #5BED65
square
#5B9AED #ED5BE3 #EDAE5B #5BED65
split-complementary
#5B9AED #ED655B #E3ED5B
monochromatic
#145CB9 #2478E7 #5B9AED #92BCF3 #C9DEF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#5B9AED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.29
#5B9AED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5B9AED
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5B9AED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5B9AED | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76A0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6392EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5b9aed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 154, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.140 255.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95b7f3',
500: '#5b9aed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5b9aed; $custom-light: #95b7f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5b9aed",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 154,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.11,
"s": 80.22,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68095,
"c": 0.13968,
"h": 255.9
},
"luminance": 0.3145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5B9AED
secondary
#EBD5B9
accent
#8109DD
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1117
muted
#7E8085