#5C99BD#5C99BD
#5C99BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.083 H 235.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5C99BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(92, 153, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.3%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.54, -9.62, -24.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.54, 26.53, 248.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.58% -0.0466 -0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.58% 0.083 235.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9868, 28.7299, 52.3629) |
| Luminance | 0.2873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.80
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 7.12
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 7.31
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 7.75
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.88
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5C99BD #BD805C
analogous
#5CBDB0 #5C99BD #5C69BD
triadic
#5C99BD #BD5C99 #99BD5C
tetradic
#5C99BD #B05CBD #BD805C #69BD5C
square
#5C99BD #B05CBD #BD805C #69BD5C
split-complementary
#5C99BD #BD5C69 #BDB05C
monochromatic
#2E5871 #3F7A9C #5C99BD #88B4CF #B3D0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#5C99BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#5C99BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5C99BD
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5C99BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5C99BD | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8898BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8DBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26A2A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5c99bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 153, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.083 235.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90b7d1',
500: '#5c99bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5c99bd; $custom-light: #90b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5c99bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 92,
"g": 153,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.268,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65575,
"c": 0.08309,
"h": 235.9
},
"luminance": 0.28732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5C99BD
secondary
#CFB5A6
accent
#8456D2
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1114
muted
#7E8082