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#5BC4EC

#5bc4ec ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bc4ec is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 76.86% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.44% cyan, 16.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 196.55°, with 79.23% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.4776

Complementary

  1. #5bc4ec
  2. #ec835b

Split complementary

  1. #5bc4ec
  2. #ec5b7c
  3. #eccb5b

Analogous

  1. #5beccb
  2. #5bc4ec
  3. #5b7cec

Triadic

  1. #5bc4ec
  2. #ec5bc4
  3. #c4ec5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bc4ec
  2. #835bec
  3. #ec835b
  4. #c4ec5b

Square

  1. #5bc4ec
  2. #cb5bec
  3. #ec835b
  4. #7cec5b

Monochromatic

  1. #12769c
  2. #1aaae0
  3. #5bc4ec
  4. #a0ddf4
  5. #e4f5fc

Shades

#5bc4ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bc4ec
  2. #52b0d4
  3. #499dbd
  4. #4089a5
  5. #37768e
  6. #2e6276
  7. #244e5e
  8. #1b3b47
  9. #12272f
  10. #091418
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bc4ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bc4ec
  2. #6bcaee
  3. #7cd0f0
  4. #8cd6f2
  5. #9ddcf4
  6. #ade2f6
  7. #bde7f7
  8. #ceedf9
  9. #def3fb
  10. #eff9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bc4ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bc4ec
  2. #5fbde1
  3. #62b6d6
  4. #66b0cc
  5. #6aa9c1
  6. #6ea2b6
  7. #719bab
  8. #7594a0
  9. #798e96
  10. #7c878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bbdcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aec0ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ab1ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94c2ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85b9ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #10cbdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bc4ec {
  color: #5bc4ec;
}
Background
.bg-5bc4ec {
  background-color: #5bc4ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bc4ec {
  border: 2px solid #5bc4ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bc4ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 196 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bc4ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bc4ec, #5b7cec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bc4ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 196 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.85 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.97 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.86 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.58 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.26 #a43b13 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#5bc4ec  rgb(91, 196, 236)  hsl(197, 79%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ec835b  rgb(236, 131, 91)  hsl(17, 79%, 64%)  Coral
#ec5bc4  rgb(236, 91, 196)  hsl(317, 79%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#c4ec5b  rgb(196, 236, 91)  hsl(77, 79%, 64%)  Inchworm