#5BB0E0#5BB0E0

#5BB0E0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.108 H 235.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5BB0E0
RGBrgb(91, 176, 224)
HSLhsl(202, 68%, 62%)
HSVhsv(202, 59%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(59.4%, 21.4%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LABlab(68.50, -11.78, -31.89)
CIE-LCHlch(68.50, 33.99, 249.73°)
OKLaboklab(72.33% -0.0609 -0.0892)
OKLCHoklch(72.33% 0.108 235.7)
XYZxyz(33.2892, 38.6535, 76.2131)
Luminance0.3866 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5BB0E0 #E08B5B
analogous
#5BE0CD #5BB0E0 #5B6EE0
triadic
#5BB0E0 #E05BB0 #B0E05B
tetradic
#5BB0E0 #CD5BE0 #E08B5B #6EE05B
square
#5BB0E0 #CD5BE0 #E08B5B #6EE05B
split-complementary
#5BB0E0 #E05B6E #E0CD5B
monochromatic
#1F73A2 #2897D5 #5BB0E0 #8EC9EA #C2E2F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41
#5BB0E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.73
#5BB0E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BB0E0
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5BB0E0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5BB0E01.002.418.738.73
#FFFFFF2.411.0021.0021.00
#0000008.7321.001.001.00
##0000008.7321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#99AFE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A1DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5bb0e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 176, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.108 235.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94c7ea',
    500: '#5bb0e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5bb0e0;
$custom-light: #94c7ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5bb0e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.654,
    "s": 68.205,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7233,
    "c": 0.108,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.38657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5BB0E0
secondary
#E4C5B3
accent
#5915D0
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#5BB0E0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva