#5BB1CD#5BB1CD
#5BB1CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.092 H 221.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 177, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.07, -18.03, -22.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.07, 28.52, 230.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.76% -0.0688 -0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.76% 0.092 221.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0517, 38.0733, 63.4583) |
| Luminance | 0.3808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.81
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.09
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.46
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.58
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.78
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB1CD #CD775B
analogous
#5BCDB0 #5BB1CD #5B78CD
triadic
#5BB1CD #CD5BB1 #B1CD5B
tetradic
#5BB1CD #B05BCD #CD775B #78CD5B
square
#5BB1CD #B05BCD #CD775B #78CD5B
split-complementary
#5BB1CD #CD5B78 #CDB05B
monochromatic
#296E85 #3795B4 #5BB1CD #8AC7DB #B9DEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#5BB1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#5BB1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB1CD
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB1CD | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0ADCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A0CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BABA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 177, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.092 221.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92c8dc',
500: '#5bb1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb1cd; $custom-light: #92c8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 177,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.737,
"s": 53.271,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71756,
"c": 0.09222,
"h": 221.7
},
"luminance": 0.38076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB1CD
secondary
#D9B6AB
accent
#6F4BDD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0E1315
muted
#7E8283