#5BC3EE#5BC3EE
#5BC3EE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.114 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BC3EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 195, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.46, -17.56, -30.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.46, 35.02, 239.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.25% -0.0759 -0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.25% 0.114 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2560, 47.4234, 87.9572) |
| Luminance | 0.4743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.88
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.13
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.52
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.11
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.23
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BC3EE #EE865B
analogous
#5BEECF #5BC3EE #5B7AEE
triadic
#5BC3EE #EE5BC3 #C3EE5B
tetradic
#5BC3EE #CF5BEE #EE865B #7AEE5B
square
#5BC3EE #CF5BEE #EE865B #7AEE5B
split-complementary
#5BC3EE #EE5B7A #EECF5B
monochromatic
#138ABB #24AFE8 #5BC3EE #92D7F4 #CAECF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#5BC3EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#5BC3EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BC3EE
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BC3EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BC3EE | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACC0F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B0ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bc3ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 195, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.114 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97d5f3',
500: '#5bc3ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bc3ee; $custom-light: #97d5f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bc3ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 195,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.551,
"s": 81.215,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77252,
"c": 0.11365,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.47427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BC3EE
secondary
#ECC8B9
accent
#4608DE
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0F1417
muted
#7E8385