Close to Deep Sky Blue
#5BBBFD
#5BBBFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 35.7% red, 73.3% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 98% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5BBBFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.11:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.97:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.11:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.97:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5BBBFD as they’d see it.
#5BBBFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5BBBFD
What color is #5BBBFD?
#5BBBFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 35.7% red, 73.3% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 98% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #5BBBFD in RGB?
#5BBBFD is rgb(91, 187, 253): 91 red, 187 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5BBBFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(64, 26, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5BBBFD?
PANTONE Cyan C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5BBBFD?
Its complement #EBA272 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.