All About Color #5BB2E1

#5BB2E1

About #5BB2E1

#5BB2E1 is a light blue color with the hex code #5BB2E1. In RGB it is red 91, green 178, blue 225; in HSL it is hue 201°, saturation 69%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 60%, 21%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 2.36:1 on white and 8.90:1 on black.

#5BB2E1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, B2, E1
CMYK59.56%, 20.89%, 0.00%, 11.76%
RGB Decimal91, 178, 225
HSL201°, 69%, 62%
RGB Octal133, 262, 341
HSV (HSB)201.04°, 59.56%, 88.24%
RGB Binary1011011, 10110010, 11100001
CIE-L*AB69.11, -12.54, -31.50
RGB Percent35.69%, 69.80%, 88.24%
CIE-L*CH69.11, 33.90, 248.29
XYZ33.83, 39.50, 77.08
CIE-L*UV69.11, -35.99, -48.31
xyY0.22, 0.26, 39.50
Hunter-Lab62.85, -13.92, -28.72
RYB35.69%, 56.37%, 88.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5BB2E1 on a dark background: contrast 8.90:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5BB2E1 on a light background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5BB2E1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5BB2E1 · #A9D7EF · #2387BE · #E18A5B · #EFC1A9

Analogous palette

#5BE18A · #5BE1CD · #5BB2E1 · #5B6FE1 · #8A5BE1

Triadic palette

#5BB2E1 · #E15BB2 · #B2E15B · #A9D7EF · #EFA9D7

Tetradic palette

#5BB2E1 · #CD5BE1 · #E18A5B · #6FE15B · #2387BE

Monochromatic palette

#19628A · #2591CB · #5BB2E1 · #9CD0ED · #DDEFF9

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