#5BCDEF#5BCDEF
#5BCDEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.521; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.113 H 220.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5BCDEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(91, 205, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 62%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.9%, 14.2%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.35, -22.38, -26.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.35, 34.61, 229.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.57% -0.0858 -0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.57% 0.113 220.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7194, 52.1145, 89.5051) |
| Luminance | 0.5212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.91
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.15
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.39
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.05
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.62
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5BCDEF #EF7D5B
analogous
#5BEFC7 #5BCDEF #5B83EF
triadic
#5BCDEF #EF5BCD #CDEF5B
tetradic
#5BCDEF #C75BEF #EF7D5B #83EF5B
square
#5BCDEF #C75BEF #EF7D5B #83EF5B
split-complementary
#5BCDEF #EF5B83 #EFC75B
monochromatic
#1296BD #23BCEA #5BCDEF #93DEF4 #CBEFFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#5BCDEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.42
#5BCDEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5BCDEF
11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5BCDEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5BCDEF | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.42 | 11.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C8F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B8EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5bcdef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 205, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.113 220.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97dcf4',
500: '#5bcdef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5bcdef; $custom-light: #97dcf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5bcdef",
"rgb": {
"r": 91,
"g": 205,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.784,
"s": 82.222,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79574,
"c": 0.11297,
"h": 220.6
},
"luminance": 0.52119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5BCDEF
secondary
#BC5233
accent
#3807DF
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F5FCFE
border
#CFD5D6
text
#0F1517
muted
#808485