Colour

#5BE1FF

#5BE1FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#5BE1FF is a cyan with RGB values 91, 225, 255 and HSL 191°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5BE1FF#5BE1FF

HEX#5BE1FF

RGBrgb(91, 225, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.8824, 1

RGB percentages35.7%, 88.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(191, 100%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(191, 64.3%, 100%)

CMYK64.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,021,631

CSS custom property--colour: #5BE1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.66:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#A41E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCDAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C9FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00ECEAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 14.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.5 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.1 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 21.6 Light blue · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF795B

Analogous#5BFFCB, #5B8FFF

Triadic#FF5BE1, #E1FF5B

Split complementary#FF5B8F, #FFCB5B

Tetradic#CB5BFF, #FF795B, #8FFF5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4FDFF

Lighter +20%#C1F4FF

Lighter +10%#8EEAFF

Darker −10%#28D8FF

Darker −20%#00C7F4

Darker −30%#009EC1

Darker −40%#00748E

More saturated +25%#5BE1FF

Less saturated −25%#70D4EB

Channel breakdown

R91

G225

B255

Red91 (35.7%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue190.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G E1 · B FF

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Colour values

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