#5BC2EC#5BC2EC

#5BC2EC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.112 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5BC2EC
RGB	rgb(91, 194, 236)
HSL	hsl(197, 79%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(197, 61%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 17.8%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.10, -17.64, -29.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.10, 34.61, 239.35°)
OKLab	oklab(76.94% -0.0756 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(76.94% 0.112 227.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.7406, 46.8599, 86.3438)
Luminance	0.4686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5BC2EC #EC855B

analogous

#5BECCD #5BC2EC #5B7AEC

triadic

#5BC2EC #EC5BC2 #C2EC5B

tetradic

#5BC2EC #CD5BEC #EC855B #7AEC5B

square

#5BC2EC #CD5BEC #EC855B #7AEC5B

split-complementary

#5BC2EC #EC5B7A #ECCD5B

monochromatic

#1588B7 #24AEE6 #5BC2EC #92D6F2 #C9EBF9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.02

#5BC2EC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.37

#5BC2EC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5BC2EC

10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5BC2EC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5BC2EC	1.00	2.02	10.37	10.37
#FFFFFF	2.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ACBFEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97B0EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CED0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5bc2ec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 194, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.112 227.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#96d4f2',
    500: '#5bc2ec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5bc2ec;
$custom-light: #96d4f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5bc2ec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.379,
    "s": 79.235,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76941,
    "c": 0.11232,
    "h": 227.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.46864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5BC2EC

secondary

#EBC7B8

accent

#470ADC

background

#F9FDFE

surface

#F2FAFD

border

#CCD3D5

text

#0F1417

muted

#7E8385

Preview Lab

Preview with #5BC2EC

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

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