#5FB5CE#5FB5CE
#5FB5CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.090 H 219.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FB5CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 181, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 53%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 54%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.9%, 12.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -19.00, -20.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 28.01, 227.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.89% -0.0701 -0.057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.89% 0.09 219.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3795, 39.9340, 64.3822) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.37
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.67
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.91
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.30
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.50
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FB5CE #CE785F
analogous
#5FCEB0 #5FB5CE #5F7ECE
triadic
#5FB5CE #CE5FB5 #B5CE5F
tetradic
#5FB5CE #B05FCE #CE785F #7ECE5F
square
#5FB5CE #B05FCE #CE785F #7ECE5F
split-complementary
#5FB5CE #CE5F7E #CEB05F
monochromatic
#2A7389 #389BB8 #5FB5CE #8ECBDC #BDE0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#5FB5CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#5FB5CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FB5CE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FB5CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FB5CE | 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)
#A5B1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A4CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fb5ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 181, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.090 219.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95cbdd',
500: '#5fb5ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fb5ce; $custom-light: #95cbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fb5ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 181,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.514,
"s": 53.11,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72886,
"c": 0.09038,
"h": 219.1
},
"luminance": 0.39937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FB5CE
secondary
#DAB8AF
accent
#6C4BDD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0E1315
muted
#7E8283