#5BB4E1#5BB4E1
#5BB4E1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.107 H 232.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB4E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 180, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 20%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.68, -13.62, -30.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.68, 33.50, 246.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.28% -0.0648 -0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.28% 0.107 232.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2210, 40.2996, 77.1947) |
| Luminance | 0.4030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.90
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.86
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.01
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.04
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.50
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB4E1 #E1885B
analogous
#5BE1CB #5BB4E1 #5B71E1
triadic
#5BB4E1 #E15BB4 #B4E15B
tetradic
#5BB4E1 #CB5BE1 #E1885B #71E15B
square
#5BB4E1 #CB5BE1 #E1885B #71E15B
split-complementary
#5BB4E1 #E15B71 #E1CB5B
monochromatic
#1E77A4 #279CD7 #5BB4E1 #8FCCEA #C2E3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#5BB4E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#5BB4E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB4E1
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB4E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB4E1 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB2E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA4E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb4e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 180, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.107 232.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94caea',
500: '#5bb4e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb4e1; $custom-light: #94caea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb4e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 180,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.149,
"s": 69.072,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73283,
"c": 0.1073,
"h": 232.9
},
"luminance": 0.40303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB4E1
secondary
#E5C4B3
accent
#5414D1
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284