#5EB5CF#5EB5CF
#5EB5CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.092 H 219.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EB5CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 181, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 54%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 55%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -18.91, -21.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 28.37, 228.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.89% -0.0704 -0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.89% 0.092 219.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3981, 39.9295, 65.0192) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.50
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.62
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.90
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.11
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.41
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EB5CF #CF785E
analogous
#5ECFB1 #5EB5CF #5E7DCF
triadic
#5EB5CF #CF5EB5 #B5CF5E
tetradic
#5EB5CF #B15ECF #CF785E #7DCF5E
square
#5EB5CF #B15ECF #CF785E #7DCF5E
split-complementary
#5EB5CF #CF5E7D #CFB15E
monochromatic
#29738A #379BB9 #5EB5CF #8DCBDD #BCE0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#5EB5CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#5EB5CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EB5CF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EB5CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EB5CF | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5B1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A4CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5eb5cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 181, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.092 219.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94cbdd',
500: '#5eb5cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5eb5cf; $custom-light: #94cbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5eb5cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 181,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.805,
"s": 54.067,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72885,
"c": 0.09163,
"h": 219.8
},
"luminance": 0.39932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EB5CF
secondary
#DBB8AE
accent
#6C4ADD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0E1315
muted
#7E8283