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#5CB2E0 Color

#5CB2E0 is rgb(92, 178, 224) in RGB, hsl(201, 68%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 21%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5CB2E0
HEX#5CB2E0
RGBrgb(92, 178, 224)
HSLhsl(201, 68%, 62%)
HSVhsv(201, 59%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 21%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.107 234.2)
LABlab(68.62% -16.85 -31.63)
LCHlch(68.62% 35.84 241.96)

What #5CB2E0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5CB2E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 5.94Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.16Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.13Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 8.64Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.69Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 8.75

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#5CB2E0 Channel Values

How #5CB2E0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 92 · G 178 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 68% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 59% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5CB2E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5CB2E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5CB2E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5CB2E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5CB2E0
Complementary
#E08A5C
Analogous
#5CE0CC
Analogous
#5C70E0
Triadic
#E05CB2
Triadic
#B2E05C
Split comp.
#E05C70
Split comp.
#E0CC5C

Tints & Shades of #5CB2E0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#72BCE4
#87C6E8
#9CD0EC
#B6DCF1
#CCE7F5
#E1F1F9

Shades

#3AA2D9
#258AC1
#1E729F
#18597C
#11405A
#0A2533

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5CB2E0.

How #5CB2E0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5CB2E0
Protanopia#A7A7E0
Protanomaly#8FACE0
Deuteranopia#9C9CE1
Deuteranomaly#87A5E1
Tritanopia#4AB9B9
Tritanomaly#52B6CA
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5CB2E0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5cb2e0: #5CB2E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5CB2E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5cb2e0': '#5CB2E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.698, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_5cb2e0">#5CB2E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#5CB2E0"

More Blue Colors

#5CB2E0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5CB2E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5CB2E0?

#5CB2E0 is a light blue — rgb(92, 178, 224) in RGB and hsl(201, 68%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #5CB2E0?

#5CB2E0 is rgb(92, 178, 224) — red 92, green 178, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5CB2E0?

#5CB2E0 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 21%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5CB2E0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5CB2E0 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5CB2E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5CB2E0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.23, which is visibly different.

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