#5E85AB#5E85AB
#5E85AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.073 H 248.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E85AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 133, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 45%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 22.2%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.13, -3.14, -24.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.13, 24.55, 262.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.3% -0.0267 -0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.073 248.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3518, 22.0937, 41.7123) |
| Luminance | 0.2210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 1.07
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 1.46
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 3.25
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.42
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.51
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E85AB #AB845E
analogous
#5EABAB #5E85AB #5E5FAB
triadic
#5E85AB #AB5E85 #85AB5E
tetradic
#5E85AB #AB5EAB #AB845E #5FAB5E
square
#5E85AB #AB5EAB #AB845E #5FAB5E
split-complementary
#5E85AB #AB5E5F #ABAB5E
monochromatic
#31485E #466686 #5E85AB #86A3C0 #AEC2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#5E85AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#5E85AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5E85AB
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E85AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E85AB | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7686AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C7EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F8E92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e85ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 133, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.073 248.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fa8c4',
500: '#5e85ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e85ab; $custom-light: #8fa8c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e85ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 133,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.61,
"s": 31.429,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60298,
"c": 0.07277,
"h": 248.5
},
"luminance": 0.22095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E85AB
secondary
#C3B2A2
accent
#9360C8
background
#F9FAFC
surface
#F1F4F8
border
#CBCED1
text
#0D0F12
muted
#7E7F81