#5EA3BC#5EA3BC
#5EA3BC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.079 H 223.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 163, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 50%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 13.3%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.51, -14.90, -19.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.51, 24.63, 232.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.95% -0.0572 -0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.95% 0.079 223.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7870, 32.2027, 52.3714) |
| Luminance | 0.3221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.36
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.19
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.32
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.09
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.24
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 10.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA3BC #BC775E
analogous
#5EBCA6 #5EA3BC #5E74BC
triadic
#5EA3BC #BC5EA3 #A3BC5E
tetradic
#5EA3BC #A65EBC #BC775E #74BC5E
square
#5EA3BC #A65EBC #BC775E #74BC5E
split-complementary
#5EA3BC #BC5E74 #BCA65E
monochromatic
#2F5F71 #41849C #5EA3BC #89BCCE #B4D4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#5EA3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#5EA3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA3BC
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA3BC | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A0BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#29ABAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 163, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.079 223.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92bed0',
500: '#5ea3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea3bc; $custom-light: #92bed0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 163,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.957,
"s": 41.228,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67946,
"c": 0.07885,
"h": 223.5
},
"luminance": 0.32205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA3BC
secondary
#CFB2A7
accent
#7757D1
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F6F9
border
#CCD0D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182