#5A8ACE#5A8ACE
#5A8ACE is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.116 H 257.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5A8ACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 138, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 56%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.88, 3.80, -40.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.88, 40.18, 275.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.91% -0.0256 -0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.91% 0.116 257.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4416, 24.8048, 61.8804) |
| Luminance | 0.2481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 2.67
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.51
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.27
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.75
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.75
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5A8ACE #CE9E5A
analogous
#5AC4CE #5A8ACE #645ACE
triadic
#5A8ACE #CE5A8A #8ACE5A
tetradic
#5A8ACE #CE5AC4 #CE9E5A #5ACE64
square
#5A8ACE #CE5AC4 #CE9E5A #5ACE64
split-complementary
#5A8ACE #CE645A #C4CE5A
monochromatic
#284F86 #366AB5 #5A8ACE #89ABDC #B8CDEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#5A8ACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#5A8ACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5A8ACE
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5A8ACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5A8ACE | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E8FD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F83CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5a8ace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 138, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.116 257.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91abdd',
500: '#5a8ace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5a8ace; $custom-light: #91abdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5a8ace",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 138,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.172,
"s": 54.206,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62911,
"c": 0.11576,
"h": 257.2
},
"luminance": 0.24807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5A8ACE
secondary
#D9C6AB
accent
#A14ADE
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F2F4FB
border
#CCCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7E7F83