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#5BCDEC

#5bcdec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bcdec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 80.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.44% cyan, 13.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 192.83°, with 79.23% saturation and 64.12% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5194

Complementary

  1. #5bcdec
  2. #ec7a5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bcdec
  2. #ec5b85
  3. #ecc35b

Analogous

  1. #5becc3
  2. #5bcdec
  3. #5b85ec

Triadic

  1. #5bcdec
  2. #ec5bcd
  3. #cdec5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bcdec
  2. #7a5bec
  3. #ec7a5b
  4. #cdec5b

Square

  1. #5bcdec
  2. #c35bec
  3. #ec7a5b
  4. #85ec5b

Monochromatic

  1. #127e9c
  2. #1ab6e0
  3. #5bcdec
  4. #a0e2f4
  5. #e4f7fc

Shades

#5bcdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bcdec
  2. #52b9d4
  3. #49a4bd
  4. #4090a5
  5. #377b8e
  6. #2e6776
  7. #24525e
  8. #1b3e47
  9. #12292f
  10. #091518
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bcdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bcdec
  2. #6bd2ee
  3. #7cd7f0
  4. #8cdcf2
  5. #9de1f4
  6. #ade6f6
  7. #bdebf7
  8. #cef0f9
  9. #def5fb
  10. #effafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bcdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bcdec
  2. #5fc5e1
  3. #62bed6
  4. #66b6cc
  5. #6aaec1
  6. #6ea7b6
  7. #719fab
  8. #7597a0
  9. #798f96
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c8ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b8ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ccaed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dc1ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #08d3e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bcdec {
  color: #5bcdec;
}
Background
.bg-5bcdec {
  background-color: #5bcdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bcdec {
  border: 2px solid #5bcdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bcdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 205 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bcdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bcdec, #5b85ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bcdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 205 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.69 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.54 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.75 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.38 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.74 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.97 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.00 #a43213 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#5bcdec  rgb(91, 205, 236)  hsl(193, 79%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ec7a5b  rgb(236, 122, 91)  hsl(13, 79%, 64%)  Burnt Sienna
#ec5bcd  rgb(236, 91, 205)  hsl(313, 79%, 64%)  Orchid
#cdec5b  rgb(205, 236, 91)  hsl(73, 79%, 64%)  June Bud