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#5BC4E3

#5bc4e3 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bc4e3 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 76.86% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.91% cyan, 13.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 193.68°, with 70.83% saturation and 62.35% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.4725

Complementary

  1. #5bc4e3
  2. #e37a5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bc4e3
  2. #e35b80
  3. #e3be5b

Analogous

  1. #5be3be
  2. #5bc4e3
  3. #5b80e3

Triadic

  1. #5bc4e3
  2. #e35bc4
  3. #c4e35b

Tetradic

  1. #5bc4e3
  2. #7a5be3
  3. #e37a5b
  4. #c4e35b

Square

  1. #5bc4e3
  2. #be5be3
  3. #e37a5b
  4. #80e35b

Monochromatic

  1. #18728d
  2. #23a7ce
  3. #5bc4e3
  4. #9cdbee
  5. #def3f9

Shades

#5bc4e3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bc4e3
  2. #52b0cc
  3. #499db6
  4. #40899f
  5. #377688
  6. #2e6272
  7. #244e5b
  8. #1b3b44
  9. #12272d
  10. #091417
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bc4e3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bc4e3
  2. #6bcae6
  3. #7cd0e9
  4. #8cd6eb
  5. #9ddcee
  6. #ade2f1
  7. #bde7f4
  8. #ceedf7
  9. #def3f9
  10. #eff9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bc4e3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bc4e3
  2. #5fbdd9
  3. #62b6cf
  4. #66b0c5
  5. #6aa9bb
  6. #6ea2b2
  7. #719ba8
  8. #75949e
  9. #798e94
  10. #7c878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9abcca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1bfe5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db1e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cece ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96c1e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88b9e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ecad7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bc4e3 {
  color: #5bc4e3;
}
Background
.bg-5bc4e3 {
  background-color: #5bc4e3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bc4e3 {
  border: 2px solid #5bc4e3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bc4e3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 196 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 71% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bc4e3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bc4e3, #5b80e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bc4e3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 196 227 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.00 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.81 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.74 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.79 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.56 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.20 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.46 #a43b1c Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#5bc4e3  rgb(91, 196, 227)  hsl(194, 71%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#e37a5b  rgb(227, 122, 91)  hsl(14, 71%, 62%)  Burnt Sienna
#e35bc4  rgb(227, 91, 196)  hsl(314, 71%, 62%)  Orchid
#c4e35b  rgb(196, 227, 91)  hsl(74, 71%, 62%)  June Bud