#5AA5E9#5AA5E9
#5AA5E9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.125 H 247.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AA5E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 165, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -3.06, -41.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 41.27, 265.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.25% -0.0471 -0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.25% 0.125 247.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3741, 34.9640, 82.1176) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.71
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.29
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.72
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.81
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.20
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AA5E9 #E99E5A
analogous
#5AE9E5 #5AA5E9 #5A5DE9
triadic
#5AA5E9 #E95AA5 #A5E95A
tetradic
#5AA5E9 #E55AE9 #E99E5A #5DE95A
square
#5AA5E9 #E55AE9 #E99E5A #5DE95A
split-complementary
#5AA5E9 #E95A5D #E9E55A
monochromatic
#1868B1 #2488E2 #5AA5E9 #90C2F0 #C6E0F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#5AA5E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#5AA5E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AA5E9
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AA5E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AA5E9 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88A7EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7499E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aa5e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 165, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.125 247.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94bff0',
500: '#5aa5e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aa5e9; $custom-light: #94bff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aa5e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 165,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.531,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70247,
"c": 0.12523,
"h": 247.9
},
"luminance": 0.34967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AA5E9
secondary
#E9CEB6
accent
#6E0DD9
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184