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#5BCDE0

#5bcde0 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bcde0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 80.39% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.37% cyan, 8.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 188.57°, with 68.21% saturation and 61.76% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.17.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5127

Complementary

  1. #5bcde0
  2. #e06e5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bcde0
  2. #e05b8a
  3. #e0b05b

Analogous

  1. #5be0b0
  2. #5bcde0
  3. #5b8ae0

Triadic

  1. #5bcde0
  2. #e05bcd
  3. #cde05b

Tetradic

  1. #5bcde0
  2. #6e5be0
  3. #e06e5b
  4. #cde05b

Square

  1. #5bcde0
  2. #b05be0
  3. #e06e5b
  4. #8ae05b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a7888
  2. #26b1c9
  3. #5bcde0
  4. #9be1ec
  5. #dcf4f8

Shades

#5bcde0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bcde0
  2. #52b9ca
  3. #49a4b3
  4. #40909d
  5. #377b86
  6. #2e6770
  7. #24525a
  8. #1b3e43
  9. #12292d
  10. #091516
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bcde0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bcde0
  2. #6bd2e3
  3. #7cd7e6
  4. #8cdce9
  5. #9de1ec
  6. #ade6f0
  7. #bdebf3
  8. #cef0f6
  9. #def5f9
  10. #effafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bcde0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bcde0
  2. #5fc5d6
  3. #62becd
  4. #66b6c3
  5. #6aaeba
  6. #6ea7b0
  7. #719fa6
  8. #75979d
  9. #798f93
  10. #7c888a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcc6e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b7e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fc9e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90c0e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1dd2d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bcde0 {
  color: #5bcde0;
}
Background
.bg-5bcde0 {
  background-color: #5bcde0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bcde0 {
  border: 2px solid #5bcde0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bcde0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 205 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 68% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bcde0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bcde0, #5b8ae0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bcde0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 205 224 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.17 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.62 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.37 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.56 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.68 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.17 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.47 #a4321f Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#5bcde0  rgb(91, 205, 224)  hsl(189, 68%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#e06e5b  rgb(224, 110, 91)  hsl(9, 68%, 62%)  Terra Cotta
#e05bcd  rgb(224, 91, 205)  hsl(309, 68%, 62%)  Orchid
#cde05b  rgb(205, 224, 91)  hsl(69, 68%, 62%)  June Bud