All About Color #5BCDE1

#5BCDE1

About #5BCDE1

#5BCDE1 is a light cyan color with the hex code #5BCDE1. In RGB it is red 91, green 205, blue 225; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 69%, lightness 62%; in CMYK it is 60%, 9%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 1.86:1 on white and 11.26:1 on black.

#5BCDE1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, CD, E1
CMYK59.56%, 8.89%, 0.00%, 11.76%
RGB Decimal91, 205, 225
HSL189°, 69%, 62%
RGB Octal133, 315, 341
HSV (HSB)188.96°, 59.56%, 88.24%
RGB Binary1011011, 11001101, 11100001
CIE-L*AB76.87, -26.45, -19.62
RGB Percent35.69%, 80.39%, 88.24%
CIE-L*CH76.87, 32.93, 216.57
XYZ39.74, 51.32, 79.05
CIE-L*UV76.87, -45.95, -27.01
xyY0.23, 0.30, 51.32
Hunter-Lab71.64, -26.36, -15.27
RYB35.69%, 59.84%, 88.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5BCDE1 on a dark background: contrast 11.26:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#5BCDE1 on a light background: contrast 1.86:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5BCDE1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5BCDE1 · #A9E5EF · #23A6BE · #E16F5B · #EFB3A9

Analogous palette

#5BE16F · #5BE1B2 · #5BCDE1 · #5B8AE1 · #6F5BE1

Triadic palette

#5BCDE1 · #E15BCD · #CDE15B · #A9E5EF · #EFA9E5

Tetradic palette

#5BCDE1 · #B25BE1 · #E16F5B · #8AE15B · #23A6BE

Monochromatic palette

#19798A · #25B2CB · #5BCDE1 · #9CE1ED · #DDF4F9

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