Palettes / Colors / #5BB2EE

#5BB2EE — Vivid Blue

#5BB2EE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #5BB2EE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5BB2EE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE975D; it also sits naturally between #5DEEE0 and #5D6CEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 36% · Green 70% · Blue 93%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5BB2EE

.text { color: #5BB2EE; }
.background { background-color: #5BB2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5BB2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 178, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 81%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5BB2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 178, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5BB2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 178, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5BB2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5BB2EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE975D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5BB2EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5BB2EE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5BB2EE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5BB2EE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5BB2EE?

#5BB2EE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 91, 178, 238). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5BB2EE?

#5BB2EE is RGB 91, 178, 238 — HSL 204°, 81%, 65% — CMYK 62%, 25%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #5BB2EE?

Its complement is #EE975D; analogous partners are #5DEEE0 and #5D6CEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5BB2EE for text?

Black text on #5BB2EE has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.