#5BB3E1#5BB3E1
#5BB3E1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.108 H 233.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB3E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 179, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 20.4%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.40, -13.08, -31.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.40, 33.69, 247.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.06% -0.0637 -0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.06% 0.108 233.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0199, 39.8973, 77.1277) |
| Luminance | 0.3990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.01
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.03
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.77
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.12
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.76
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB3E1 #E1895B
analogous
#5BE1CC #5BB3E1 #5B70E1
triadic
#5BB3E1 #E15BB3 #B3E15B
tetradic
#5BB3E1 #CC5BE1 #E1895B #70E15B
square
#5BB3E1 #CC5BE1 #E1895B #70E15B
split-complementary
#5BB3E1 #E15B70 #E1CC5B
monochromatic
#1E76A4 #279BD7 #5BB3E1 #8FCBEA #C2E3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#5BB3E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#5BB3E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB3E1
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB3E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB3E1 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB1E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA3E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb3e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 179, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.108 233.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94c9ea',
500: '#5bb3e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb3e1; $custom-light: #94c9ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb3e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 179,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.597,
"s": 69.072,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73056,
"c": 0.10768,
"h": 233.7
},
"luminance": 0.39901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB3E1
secondary
#E5C4B3
accent
#5514D1
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284