#5bc4e8 color: Candid Blue
#5bc4e8 is rgb(91, 196, 232) in RGB and oklch(77.232% 0.10907 223.519) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Light
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Sky blue
- cyan-400
- Black 9%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #5bc4e8
#5bc4e8 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 224°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.51:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Candid Blue (#6cc3e0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.
Lighter: #5bc4e8 mixed with white
Darker: #5bc4e8 mixed with black
Calmer: #5bc4e8 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #5bc4e8
Questions about #5bc4e8
What color is #5bc4e8?
#5bc4e8 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Candid Blue. In RGB it is rgb(91, 196, 232), in HSL hsl(195.32, 75.4%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.232% 0.10907 223.519).
What colors go well with #5bc4e8?
The complementary color of #5bc4e8 is #f09e7b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4ecbc9 and #83b9f9. The triadic partners are #e699c7 and #c1b862.
Is white or black text more readable on #5bc4e8?
Black text reads better on #5bc4e8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #5bc4e8 a warm or cool color?
#5bc4e8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.109.