Colour

#5BE3FF

#5BE3FF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Sky blue

#5BE3FF is a cyan with RGB values 91, 227, 255 and HSL 190°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#5BE3FF#5BE3FF

HEX#5BE3FF

RGBrgb(91, 227, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3569, 0.8902, 1

RGB percentages35.7%, 89%, 100%

HSLhsl(190.2, 100%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 64.3%, 100%)

CMYK64.3%, 11%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,022,143

CSS custom property--colour: #5BE3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#A41C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7CAFFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#00EEECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.8 Pale turquoise · ΔE 21 Light blue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF775B

Analogous#5BFFC9, #5B91FF

Triadic#FF5BE3, #E3FF5B

Split complementary#FF5B91, #FFC95B

Tetradic#C95BFF, #FF775B, #91FF5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4FDFF

Lighter +20%#C1F4FF

Lighter +10%#8EECFF

Darker −10%#28DAFF

Darker −20%#00CAF4

Darker −30%#00A0C1

Darker −40%#00768E

More saturated +25%#5BE3FF

Less saturated −25%#70D5EB

Channel breakdown

R91

G227

B255

Red91 (35.7%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue190.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 5B · G E3 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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