What color is #5DB5E8?

#5DB5E8 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Malibu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DB5E8?

The RGB value is 93, 181, 232: 93 red, 181 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DB5E8?

The complementary color is #E8905D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DB5E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DB5E8 color

#5DB5E8 rgb(93, 181, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5DB5E8 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 71% green and 91% blue (93, 181, 232).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 75% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Malibu (#66B7E1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#5DB5E8 color codes

HEX	`#5DB5E8`
RGB	`rgb(93, 181, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 71%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 75%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 60%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 22%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.31, -11.63, -33.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.31, 35.41, 250.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.598, 41.198, 82.404)`
Decimal	`6141416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DB5E8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5DB5E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DB5E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5DB5E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5db5e8; }
.text { color: #5db5e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5db5e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 181 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5db5e8, #5d70e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #5DB5E8?: #5DB5E8 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Malibu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DB5E8?: The RGB value is 93, 181, 232: 93 red, 181 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DB5E8?: The complementary color is #E8905D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DB5E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.