#5bcdff

Color #5bcdff

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class sky-300 #74d4ff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5bcdff

RGB

rgb(91, 205, 255)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 100%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 64.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.94, -17.55, -34.06)

LCH

lch(77.94, 38.32, 242.74)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.1244, 229.99)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 35.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff8d5b

Analogous

#5bffdf

#5bcdff

#5b7bff

Triadic

#5bcdff

#ff5bcd

#cdff5b

Split-complementary

#5bcdff

#ff5b7b

#ffdf5b

Tetradic

#5bcdff

#8d5bff

#ff8d5b

#cdff5b

Square

#5bcdff

#df5bff

#ff8d5b

#7bff5b

Shades

Color #5bcdff mixed toward black.

#21bbff

#00a0e7

#0078ad

#005073

#00283a

Tints

Color #5bcdff mixed toward white.

#76d5ff

#92deff

#ade6ff

#c8eeff

#e4f7ff

Tones

Color #5bcdff mixed toward gray.

#68c8f1

#76c2e4

#84bdd6

#92b8c8

#9fb2bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bf4 · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#948bf1 · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#65ebe9 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5bcdff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5bcdff]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5bcdff (#5bcdff) is rgb(91, 205, 255) in RGB.

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

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