#5BA6CE#5BA6CE
#5BA6CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.095 H 233.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BA6CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 166, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 56%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.8%, 19.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.92, -11.86, -27.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.92, 29.94, 246.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% -0.0562 -0.0766) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.095 233.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0870, 33.9502, 63.4008) |
| Luminance | 0.3395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.21
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.35
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.39
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.65
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.00
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BA6CE #CE835B
analogous
#5BCEBD #5BA6CE #5B6CCE
triadic
#5BA6CE #CE5BA6 #A6CE5B
tetradic
#5BA6CE #BD5BCE #CE835B #6CCE5B
square
#5BA6CE #BD5BCE #CE835B #6CCE5B
split-complementary
#5BA6CE #CE5B6C #CEBD5B
monochromatic
#286686 #3689B6 #5BA6CE #8AC0DC #B9D9EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#5BA6CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#5BA6CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BA6CE
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BA6CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BA6CE | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A4D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8398CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ba6ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 166, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.095 233.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92c0dd',
500: '#5ba6ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ba6ce; $custom-light: #92c0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ba6ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 166,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.87,
"s": 53.991,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69257,
"c": 0.09506,
"h": 233.7
},
"luminance": 0.33953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BA6CE
secondary
#D9BBAB
accent
#7E4ADD
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F7FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0E1215
muted
#7E8183