#5EA5E5#5EA5E5
#5EA5E5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.119 H 247.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EA5E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 165, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 27.9%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -3.59, -38.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 39.13, 264.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.22% -0.0453 -0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.22% 0.119 247.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2089, 34.9442, 79.1611) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.00
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.29
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.65
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.87
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.21
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EA5E5 #E59E5E
analogous
#5EE5E1 #5EA5E5 #5E61E5
triadic
#5EA5E5 #E55EA5 #A5E55E
tetradic
#5EA5E5 #E15EE5 #E59E5E #61E55E
square
#5EA5E5 #E15EE5 #E59E5E #61E55E
split-complementary
#5EA5E5 #E55E61 #E5E15E
monochromatic
#1C68AD #2988DC #5EA5E5 #93C2EE #C7E0F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#5EA5E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#5EA5E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EA5E5
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EA5E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EA5E5 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8AA7E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#789AE4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ea5e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 165, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.119 247.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96bfed',
500: '#5ea5e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ea5e5; $custom-light: #96bfed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ea5e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 165,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.444,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70221,
"c": 0.11864,
"h": 247.5
},
"luminance": 0.34947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EA5E5
secondary
#E7CEB7
accent
#6E11D4
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184