#5BB2DB#5BB2DB

#5BB2DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.103 H 230.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BB2DB
RGB	rgb(91, 178, 219)
HSL	hsl(199, 64%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(199, 58%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.88, -14.38, -28.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.88, 31.98, 243.28°)
OKLab	oklab(72.57% -0.0648 -0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(72.57% 0.103 230.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.0161, 39.1763, 72.8259)
Luminance	0.3918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BB2DB #DB845B

analogous

#5BDBC4 #5BB2DB #5B72DB

triadic

#5BB2DB #DB5BB2 #B2DB5B

tetradic

#5BB2DB #C45BDB #DB845B #72DB5B

square

#5BB2DB #C45BDB #DB845B #72DB5B

split-complementary

#5BB2DB #DB5B72 #DBC45B

monochromatic

#22739A #2D99CC #5BB2DB #8DCAE6 #BFE1F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.38

#5BB2DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.84

#5BB2DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BB2DB

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BB2DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BB2DB	1.00	2.38	8.84	8.84
#FFFFFF	2.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DB0DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8BA2DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BDBF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bb2db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 178, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.103 230.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#94c9e6',
    500: '#5bb2db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bb2db;
$custom-light: #94c9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bb2db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.219,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72567,
    "c": 0.10269,
    "h": 230.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BB2DB

secondary

#E1C0B1

accent

#531ACC

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0E1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BB2DB

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

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