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#5BCDEF

#5bcdef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5bcdef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.92% cyan, 14.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.78°, 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.5212

Complementary

  1. #5bcdef
  2. #ef7d5b

Split complementary

  1. #5bcdef
  2. #ef5b83
  3. #efc75b

Analogous

  1. #5befc7
  2. #5bcdef
  3. #5b83ef

Triadic

  1. #5bcdef
  2. #ef5bcd
  3. #cdef5b

Tetradic

  1. #5bcdef
  2. #7d5bef
  3. #ef7d5b
  4. #cdef5b

Square

  1. #5bcdef
  2. #c75bef
  3. #ef7d5b
  4. #83ef5b

Monochromatic

  1. #1080a1
  2. #17b7e7
  3. #5bcdef
  4. #a1e2f6
  5. #e6f8fd

Shades

#5bcdef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5bcdef
  2. #52b9d7
  3. #49a4bf
  4. #4090a7
  5. #377b8f
  6. #2e6778
  7. #245260
  8. #1b3e48
  9. #122930
  10. #091518
  11. #000000

Tints

#5bcdef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5bcdef
  2. #6bd2f1
  3. #7cd7f2
  4. #8cdcf4
  5. #9de1f5
  6. #ade6f7
  7. #bdebf9
  8. #cef0fa
  9. #def5fc
  10. #effafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5bcdef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5bcdef
  2. #5fc5e4
  3. #62bed9
  4. #66b6ce
  5. #6aaec3
  6. #6ea7b8
  7. #719fac
  8. #7597a1
  9. #798f96
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1c5d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c8f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b8ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ccaf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cc1ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5bcdef {
  color: #5bcdef;
}
Background
.bg-5bcdef {
  background-color: #5bcdef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5bcdef {
  border: 2px solid #5bcdef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5bcdef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 205 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 82% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5bcdef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5bcdef, #5b83ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5bcdef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 205 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.05 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.03 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.94 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.56 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.20 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.05 #a43210 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#5bcdef  rgb(91, 205, 239)  hsl(194, 82%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#ef7d5b  rgb(239, 125, 91)  hsl(14, 82%, 65%)  Burnt Sienna
#ef5bcd  rgb(239, 91, 205)  hsl(314, 82%, 65%)  Rose Pink
#cdef5b  rgb(205, 239, 91)  hsl(74, 82%, 65%)  Inchworm