#5FC5E9

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Skyblue.

About #5FC5E9

When working with digital screens, the color #5FC5E9 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Skyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 197 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 59% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5FC5E9
RGB95, 197, 233
HSL195.7°, 75.8%, 64.3%
CMYK59%, 15%, 0%, 9%
HSV195.7°, 59.2%, 91.4%
LAB75.0, -19.4, -26.8
XYZ39.4, 48.2, 84.3
Decimal6276585

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.65:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.05:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5FC5E9; }
.text-color { color: #5FC5E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5FC5E9; }

Similar Colors

Skyblue
#87CEEB