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#5BBDD5

#5bbdd5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5bbdd5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 74.12% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.28% cyan, 11.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 191.8°, with 59.22% saturation and 59.61% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4342

Complementary

  1. #5bbdd5
  2. #d5735b

Split complementary

  1. #5bbdd5
  2. #d55b80
  3. #d5b05b

Analogous

  1. #5bd5b0
  2. #5bbdd5
  3. #5b80d5

Triadic

  1. #5bbdd5
  2. #d55bbd
  3. #bdd55b

Tetradic

  1. #5bbdd5
  2. #735bd5
  3. #d5735b
  4. #bdd55b

Square

  1. #5bbdd5
  2. #b05bd5
  3. #d5735b
  4. #80d55b

Monochromatic

  1. #1f6778
  2. #2e9bb5
  3. #5bbdd5
  4. #98d6e5
  5. #d5eef4

Shades

#5bbdd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bbdd5
  2. #52aac0
  3. #4997aa
  4. #408495
  5. #377180
  6. #2e5f6b
  7. #244c55
  8. #1b3940
  9. #12262b
  10. #091315
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bbdd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bbdd5
  2. #6bc4d9
  3. #7ccadd
  4. #8cd1e2
  5. #9dd7e6
  6. #addeea
  7. #bde5ee
  8. #ceebf2
  9. #def2f7
  10. #eff8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bbdd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bbdd5
  2. #5fb7cd
  3. #62b1c4
  4. #66abbc
  5. #6aa5b3
  6. #6e9fab
  7. #7198a2
  8. #75929a
  9. #798c91
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b5c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb8d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aaad5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93bad6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86b2d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2dc2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bbdd5 {
  color: #5bbdd5;
}
Background
.bg-5bbdd5 {
  background-color: #5bbdd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bbdd5 {
  border: 2px solid #5bbdd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bbdd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 189 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 59% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bbdd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bbdd5, #5b80d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bbdd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 189 213 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.78 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.59 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.81 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.68 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.92 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.44 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.65 #a4422a Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#5bbdd5  rgb(91, 189, 213)  hsl(192, 59%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#d5735b  rgb(213, 115, 91)  hsl(12, 59%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#d55bbd  rgb(213, 91, 189)  hsl(312, 59%, 60%)  Orchid
#bdd55b  rgb(189, 213, 91)  hsl(72, 59%, 60%)  June Bud