#5FB2E5#5FB2E5
#5FB2E5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.110 H 237.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FB2E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 178, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 72%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -10.56, -33.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 34.83, 252.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.17% -0.0585 -0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.17% 0.11 237.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7773, 39.9276, 79.9876) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.29
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.53
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.06
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.77
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.75
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FB2E5 #E5925F
analogous
#5FE5D5 #5FB2E5 #5F6FE5
triadic
#5FB2E5 #E55FB2 #B2E55F
tetradic
#5FB2E5 #D55FE5 #E5925F #6FE55F
square
#5FB2E5 #D55FE5 #E5925F #6FE55F
split-complementary
#5FB2E5 #E55F6F #E5D55F
monochromatic
#1C76AD #2A99DC #5FB2E5 #94CBEE #C8E5F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#5FB2E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#5FB2E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FB2E5
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FB2E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FB2E5 | 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)
#9BB1E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A3E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fb2e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 178, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.110 237.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97c9ed',
500: '#5fb2e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fb2e5; $custom-light: #97c9ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fb2e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 178,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.836,
"s": 72.043,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73166,
"c": 0.1098,
"h": 237.8
},
"luminance": 0.39931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FB2E5
secondary
#E8CAB8
accent
#5C11D4
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284