#5FB9EF#5FB9EF
#5FB9EF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.116 H 237.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5FB9EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(95, 185, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 82%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 60%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 22.6%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.80, -11.26, -34.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.80, 36.71, 252.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.19% -0.0626 -0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.19% 0.116 237.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6424, 43.3592, 88.0300) |
| Luminance | 0.4336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.32
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.45
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.76
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 5.18
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.19
Light Blue
#95D0FC
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5FB9EF #EF955F
analogous
#5FEFDD #5FB9EF #5F71EF
triadic
#5FB9EF #EF5FB9 #B9EF5F
tetradic
#5FB9EF #DD5FEF #EF955F #71EF5F
square
#5FB9EF #DD5FEF #EF955F #71EF5F
split-complementary
#5FB9EF #EF5F71 #EFDD5F
monochromatic
#137FC0 #27A1E9 #5FB9EF #97D1F5 #CEEAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#5FB9EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#5FB9EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5FB9EF
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5FB9EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5FB9EF | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B8F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA9EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5fb9ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(95, 185, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.116 237.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#98cef4',
500: '#5fb9ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5fb9ef; $custom-light: #98cef4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5fb9ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 95,
"g": 185,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.5,
"s": 81.818,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75185,
"c": 0.11619,
"h": 237.4
},
"luminance": 0.43363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5FB9EF
secondary
#EDCFBD
accent
#5807DE
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F3F9FD
border
#CDD2D5
text
#0F1317
muted
#7F8285