#5BB0DD#5BB0DD
#5BB0DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.105 H 233.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB0DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 176, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.8%, 20.4%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.38, -12.70, -30.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.38, 32.97, 247.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.2% -0.0619 -0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.2% 0.105 233.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8859, 38.4922, 74.0893) |
| Luminance | 0.3850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.69
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.77
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.06
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.81
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.16
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 8.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB0DD #DD885B
analogous
#5BDDC9 #5BB0DD #5B6FDD
triadic
#5BB0DD #DD5BB0 #B0DD5B
tetradic
#5BB0DD #C95BDD #DD885B #6FDD5B
square
#5BB0DD #C95BDD #DD885B #6FDD5B
split-complementary
#5BB0DD #DD5B6F #DDC95B
monochromatic
#21729D #2B97D0 #5BB0DD #8EC8E8 #C0E1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#5BB0DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#5BB0DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB0DD
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB0DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB0DD | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AAEDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A1DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb0dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 176, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.105 233.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94c7e7',
500: '#5bb0dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb0dd; $custom-light: #94c7e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb0dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 176,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.769,
"s": 65.657,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72198,
"c": 0.10517,
"h": 233.9
},
"luminance": 0.38495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB0DD
secondary
#E2C2B1
accent
#5718CE
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284