#5BB6CA#5BB6CA
#5BB6CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.091 H 214.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BB6CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 182, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -21.48, -18.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 28.28, 220.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.8% -0.0755 -0.0509) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.8% 0.091 214) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6988, 39.9414, 61.9046) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.92
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.55
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.02
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.23
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.52
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BB6CA #CA6F5B
analogous
#5BCAA7 #5BB6CA #5B7ECA
triadic
#5BB6CA #CA5BB6 #B6CA5B
tetradic
#5BB6CA #A75BCA #CA6F5B #7ECA5B
square
#5BB6CA #A75BCA #CA6F5B #7ECA5B
split-complementary
#5BB6CA #CA5B7E #CAA75B
monochromatic
#2A7181 #399AAF #5BB6CA #89CBD9 #B8DFE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#5BB6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#5BB6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BB6CA
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BB6CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BB6CA | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B1CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bb6ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 182, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.091 214.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92ccda',
500: '#5bb6ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bb6ca; $custom-light: #92ccda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bb6ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 182,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.811,
"s": 51.152,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72804,
"c": 0.09111,
"h": 214
},
"luminance": 0.39944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BB6CA
secondary
#D7B2AA
accent
#674DDB
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FA
border
#CCD1D3
text
#0E1314
muted
#7E8283