#5EC4EF#5EC4EF
#5EC4EF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.113 H 228.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5EC4EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 196, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 61%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 18%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.88, -17.25, -30.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.88, 34.77, 240.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.63% -0.0747 -0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.63% 0.113 228.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9299, 48.0876, 88.8221) |
| Luminance | 0.4809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 3.84
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.94
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.64
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 4.81
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.98
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5EC4EF #EF895E
analogous
#5EEFD1 #5EC4EF #5E7BEF
triadic
#5EC4EF #EF5EC4 #C4EF5E
tetradic
#5EC4EF #D15EEF #EF895E #7BEF5E
square
#5EC4EF #D15EEF #EF895E #7BEF5E
split-complementary
#5EC4EF #EF5E7B #EFD15E
monochromatic
#138CC0 #26B0E9 #5EC4EF #96D8F5 #CDEDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#5EC4EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#5EC4EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5EC4EF
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5EC4EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5EC4EF | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEC1F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B2EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ec4ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 196, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.113 228.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98d6f4',
500: '#5ec4ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ec4ef; $custom-light: #98d6f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ec4ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 196,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.793,
"s": 81.921,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77627,
"c": 0.11259,
"h": 228.4
},
"luminance": 0.48092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5EC4EF
secondary
#EDCABC
accent
#4707DE
background
#FAFDFE
surface
#F3FAFD
border
#CDD3D5
text
#0F1417
muted
#7F8385