All About Color #5BB8CD

#5BB8CD

About #5BB8CD

#5BB8CD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #5BB8CD. In RGB it is red 91, green 184, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 191°, saturation 53%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 56%, 10%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.29:1 on white and 9.18:1 on black.

#5BB8CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, B8, CD
CMYK55.61%, 10.24%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal91, 184, 205
HSL191°, 53%, 58%
RGB Octal133, 270, 315
HSV (HSB)191.05°, 55.61%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1011011, 10111000, 11001101
CIE-L*AB70.11, -21.64, -19.01
RGB Percent35.69%, 72.16%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH70.11, 28.80, 221.30
XYZ32.47, 40.91, 63.94
CIE-L*UV70.11, -39.03, -26.36
xyY0.24, 0.30, 40.91
Hunter-Lab63.96, -21.31, -14.50
RYB35.69%, 55.77%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5BB8CD on a dark background: contrast 9.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5BB8CD on a light background: contrast 2.29:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5BB8CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5BB8CD · #A1D6E2 · #30889C · #CD705B · #E2ADA1

Analogous palette

#5BCD70 · #5BCDA9 · #5BB8CD · #5B7FCD · #705BCD

Triadic palette

#5BB8CD · #CD5BB8 · #B8CD5B · #A1D6E2 · #E2A1D6

Tetradic palette

#5BB8CD · #A95BCD · #CD705B · #7FCD5B · #30889C

Monochromatic palette

#225F6D · #3492A8 · #5BB8CD · #96D1DF · #D0EBF1

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