All About Color #05BCFF

#05BCFF

About #05BCFF

#05BCFF is a medium blue color with the hex code #05BCFF. In RGB it is red 5, green 188, blue 255; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 100%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 98%, 26%, 0%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 2.18:1 on white and 9.64:1 on black.

#05BCFF Color Conversion

Hex triplet05, BC, FF
CMYK98.04%, 26.27%, 0.00%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal5, 188, 255
HSL196°, 100%, 51%
RGB Octal5, 274, 377
HSV (HSB)196.08°, 98.04%, 100.00%
RGB Binary101, 10111100, 11111111
CIE-L*AB71.70, -15.95, -43.87
RGB Percent1.96%, 73.73%, 100.00%
CIE-L*CH71.70, 46.68, 250.02
XYZ36.10, 43.22, 101.05
CIE-L*UV71.70, -48.12, -69.38
xyY0.20, 0.24, 43.22
Hunter-Lab65.74, -17.04, -45.11
RYB1.96%, 43.40%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#05BCFF on a dark background: contrast 9.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#05BCFF on a light background: contrast 2.18:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #05BCFF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#05BCFF · #61D5FF · #007BA8 · #FF4805 · #FF8B61

Analogous palette

#05FF48 · #05FFC5 · #05BCFF · #053FFF · #4805FF

Triadic palette

#05BCFF · #FF05BC · #BCFF05 · #61D5FF · #FF61D5

Tetradic palette

#05BCFF · #C505FF · #FF4805 · #3FFF05 · #007BA8

Monochromatic palette

#004F6B · #0087B8 · #05BCFF · #52D1FF · #9EE5FF

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