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#5BCBEF

#5bcbef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bcbef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 79.61% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.92% cyan, 15.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.59°, with 82.22% saturation and 64.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.5117

Complementary

  1. #5bcbef
  2. #ef7f5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bcbef
  2. #ef5b81
  3. #efc95b

Analogous

  1. #5befc9
  2. #5bcbef
  3. #5b81ef

Triadic

  1. #5bcbef
  2. #ef5bcb
  3. #cbef5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bcbef
  2. #7f5bef
  3. #ef7f5b
  4. #cbef5b

Square

  1. #5bcbef
  2. #c95bef
  3. #ef7f5b
  4. #81ef5b

Monochromatic

  1. #107ea1
  2. #17b4e7
  3. #5bcbef
  4. #a1e1f6
  5. #e6f7fd

Shades

#5bcbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bcbef
  2. #52b7d7
  3. #49a2bf
  4. #408ea7
  5. #377a8f
  6. #2e6678
  7. #245160
  8. #1b3d48
  9. #122930
  10. #091418
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bcbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bcbef
  2. #6bd0f1
  3. #7cd5f2
  4. #8cdbf4
  5. #9de0f5
  6. #ade5f7
  7. #bdeaf9
  8. #ceeffa
  9. #def5fc
  10. #effafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bcbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bcbef
  2. #5fc4e4
  3. #62bcd9
  4. #66b5ce
  5. #6aadc3
  6. #6ea6b8
  7. #719eac
  8. #7597a1
  9. #798f96
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fc3d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c6f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b7ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ac8f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8abfef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #02d2e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bcbef {
  color: #5bcbef;
}
Background
.bg-5bcbef {
  background-color: #5bcbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bcbef {
  border: 2px solid #5bcbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bcbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 203 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bcbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bcbef, #5b81ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bcbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 203 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.29 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.79 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.53 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.14 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.44 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.10 #a43410 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#5bcbef  rgb(91, 203, 239)  hsl(195, 82%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#ef7f5b  rgb(239, 127, 91)  hsl(15, 82%, 65%)  Burnt Sienna
#ef5bcb  rgb(239, 91, 203)  hsl(315, 82%, 65%)  Rose Pink
#cbef5b  rgb(203, 239, 91)  hsl(75, 82%, 65%)  Inchworm