Palettes / Colors / #5FCBEE

#5FCBEE — Vivid Blue

#5FCBEE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #5FCBEE 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.

#5FCBEE 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 #EE825D; it also sits naturally between #5DEECA and #5D82EE. 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 37% · Green 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5FCBEE

.text { color: #5FCBEE; }
.background { background-color: #5FCBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FCBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 203, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 81%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FCBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 203, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FCBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 203, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #5FCBEE

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Tones of #5FCBEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE825D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5FCBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5FCBEE

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 #5FCBEE 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 #5FCBEE 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

← #5FCBED  ·  #5FCBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5FCBEE?

#5FCBEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 95, 203, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5FCBEE?

#5FCBEE is RGB 95, 203, 238 — HSL 195°, 81%, 65% — CMYK 60%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #5FCBEE?

Its complement is #EE825D; analogous partners are #5DEECA and #5D82EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5FCBEE for text?

Black text on #5FCBEE has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.