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#5BBCCE

#5bbcce ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5bbcce is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 73.73% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.83% cyan, 8.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 189.39°, with 53.99% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4265

Complementary

  1. #5bbcce
  2. #ce6d5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bbcce
  2. #ce5b83
  3. #cea75b

Analogous

  1. #5bcea7
  2. #5bbcce
  3. #5b83ce

Triadic

  1. #5bbcce
  2. #ce5bbc
  3. #bcce5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bbcce
  2. #6d5bce
  3. #ce6d5b
  4. #bcce5b

Square

  1. #5bbcce
  2. #a75bce
  3. #ce6d5b
  4. #83ce5b

Monochromatic

  1. #21636f
  2. #3397aa
  3. #5bbcce
  4. #96d4e0
  5. #d1ecf1

Shades

#5bbcce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bbcce
  2. #52a9b9
  3. #4996a5
  4. #408490
  5. #37717c
  6. #2e5e67
  7. #244b52
  8. #1b383e
  9. #122629
  10. #091315
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bbcce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bbcce
  2. #6bc3d3
  3. #7cc9d8
  4. #8cd0dd
  5. #9dd7e2
  6. #addee7
  7. #bde4eb
  8. #ceebf0
  9. #def2f5
  10. #eff8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bbcce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bbcce
  2. #5fb6c6
  3. #62b0be
  4. #66aab7
  5. #6aa4af
  6. #6e9ea7
  7. #71989f
  8. #759297
  9. #798c90
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b4bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb6cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca9ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93b9cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86b1ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #31c1c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bbcce {
  color: #5bbcce;
}
Background
.bg-5bbcce {
  background-color: #5bbcce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bbcce {
  border: 2px solid #5bbcce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bbcce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 188 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bbcce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bbcce, #5b83ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bbcce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 188 206 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.17 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.48 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.09 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.34 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.79 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.31 #a44331 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#5bbcce  rgb(91, 188, 206)  hsl(189, 54%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ce6d5b  rgb(206, 109, 91)  hsl(9, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#ce5bbc  rgb(206, 91, 188)  hsl(309, 54%, 58%)  Orchid
#bcce5b  rgb(188, 206, 91)  hsl(69, 54%, 58%)  June Bud