#5bb1d7

Color #5bb1d7

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5bb1d7

RGB

rgb(91, 177, 215)

HSL

hsl(198.4, 60.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.4, 57.7%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.7%, 17.7%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(68.44, -15.05, -27.04)

LCH

lch(68.44, 30.95, 240.9)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0996, 229.19)

HWB

hwb(198.4, 35.7%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7815b

Analogous

#5bd7bf

#5bb1d7

#5b73d7

Triadic

#5bb1d7

#d75bb1

#b1d75b

Split-complementary

#5bb1d7

#d75b73

#d7bf5b

Tetradic

#5bb1d7

#815bd7

#d7815b

#b1d75b

Square

#5bb1d7

#bf5bd7

#d7815b

#73d75b

Shades

Color #5bb1d7 mixed toward black.

#329dcd

#287ea4

#1e5e7b

#143f52

#0a1f29

Tints

Color #5bb1d7 mixed toward white.

#76bede

#92cbe4

#add8eb

#c8e5f2

#e4f2f8

Tones

Color #5bb1d7 mixed toward gray.

#65adcd

#70a9c2

#7aa5b8

#84a1ae

#8f9da3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898acf · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#847dcd · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#62c8c6 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5bb1d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5bb1d7]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5bb1d7 (#5bb1d7) is rgb(91, 177, 215) in RGB.

No, #5bb1d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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