#5BB3CA#5BB3CA
#5BB3CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.091 H 217.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB3CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 179, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 11.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.55, -19.94, -19.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.55, 28.05, 224.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% -0.0722 -0.0546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.091 217.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0910, 38.7257, 61.7020) |
| Luminance | 0.3873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.49
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.95
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.58
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.04
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.46
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB3CA #CA725B
analogous
#5BCAA9 #5BB3CA #5B7CCA
triadic
#5BB3CA #CA5BB3 #B3CA5B
tetradic
#5BB3CA #A95BCA #CA725B #7CCA5B
square
#5BB3CA #A95BCA #CA725B #7CCA5B
split-complementary
#5BB3CA #CA5B7C #CAA95B
monochromatic
#2A6F81 #3997AF #5BB3CA #89C8D9 #B8DEE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#5BB3CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#5BB3CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB3CA
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB3CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB3CA | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AECB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb3ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 179, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.091 217.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92cada',
500: '#5bb3ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb3ca; $custom-light: #92cada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb3ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 179,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.432,
"s": 51.152,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72103,
"c": 0.09056,
"h": 217.1
},
"luminance": 0.38729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB3CA
secondary
#D7B3AA
accent
#6A4DDB
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FA
border
#CCD1D3
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8283