#5BB0CD#5BB0CD

#5BB0CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.092 H 222.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BB0CD
RGB	rgb(91, 176, 205)
HSL	hsl(195, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(195, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.78, -17.50, -22.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.78, 28.54, 232.18°)
OKLab	oklab(71.52% -0.0677 -0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(71.52% 0.092 222.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.8549, 37.6798, 63.3927)
Luminance	0.3768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BB0CD #CD785B

analogous

#5BCDB1 #5BB0CD #5B77CD

triadic

#5BB0CD #CD5BB0 #B0CD5B

tetradic

#5BB0CD #B15BCD #CD785B #77CD5B

square

#5BB0CD #B15BCD #CD785B #77CD5B

split-complementary

#5BB0CD #CD5B77 #CDB15B

monochromatic

#296E85 #3794B4 #5BB0CD #8AC7DB #B9DDEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.46

#5BB0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.54

#5BB0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BB0CD

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BB0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BB0CD	1.00	2.46	8.54	8.54
#FFFFFF	2.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FACCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA0CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B9B9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bb0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 176, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.092 222.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#92c7dc',
    500: '#5bb0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bb0cd;
$custom-light: #92c7dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bb0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.263,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71524,
    "c": 0.09224,
    "h": 222.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.37683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BB0CD

secondary

#D9B7AB

accent

#704BDD

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F2F8FB

border

#CCD1D4

text

#0E1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BB0CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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