Palettes / Colors / #5CC9FF

#5CC9FF — Light Vivid Blue

#5CC9FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#5CC9FF 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 #FF925C; it also sits naturally between #5CFFE4 and #5C77FF. 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 79% · Blue 100%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #5CC9FF

.text { color: #5CC9FF; }
.background { background-color: #5CC9FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5CC9FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(92, 201, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 100%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5CC9FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(92, 201, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5CC9FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(92, 201, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5CC9FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5CC9FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5CC9FF

Tints of #5CC9FF

Tones of #5CC9FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF925C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5CC9FF: #000000.

How #5CC9FF 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 #5CC9FF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5CC9FE  ·  #5CCA00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5CC9FF?

#5CC9FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 92, 201, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5CC9FF?

#5CC9FF is RGB 92, 201, 255 — HSL 200°, 100%, 68% — CMYK 64%, 21%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #5CC9FF?

Its complement is #FF925C; analogous partners are #5CFFE4 and #5C77FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5CC9FF for text?

Black text on #5CC9FF has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.