#5BC6EE#5BC6EE
#5BC6EE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.113 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BC6EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 198, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.32, -19.11, -28.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.32, 34.72, 236.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.94% -0.079 -0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.94% 0.113 225.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9350, 48.7813, 88.1835) |
| Luminance | 0.4879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.40
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.64
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.74
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 4.77
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.51
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BC6EE #EE835B
analogous
#5BEECD #5BC6EE #5B7CEE
triadic
#5BC6EE #EE5BC6 #C6EE5B
tetradic
#5BC6EE #CD5BEE #EE835B #7CEE5B
square
#5BC6EE #CD5BEE #EE835B #7CEE5B
split-complementary
#5BC6EE #EE5B7C #EECD5B
monochromatic
#138EBB #24B3E8 #5BC6EE #92D9F4 #CAEDF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#5BC6EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.76
#5BC6EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BC6EE
10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BC6EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BC6EE | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.76 | 10.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0C2F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BB3EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bc6ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 198, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.113 225.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97d7f3',
500: '#5bc6ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bc6ee; $custom-light: #97d7f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bc6ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 198,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.327,
"s": 81.215,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77935,
"c": 0.11302,
"h": 225.7
},
"luminance": 0.48785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BC6EE
secondary
#ECC7B9
accent
#4208DE
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0F1417
muted
#7E8385