#5AA9CD#5AA9CD
#5AA9CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.094 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AA9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 169, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 17.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -13.99, -25.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 29.28, 241.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.86% -0.0607 -0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.86% 0.094 229.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4197, 34.9547, 62.9423) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.96
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.11
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.46
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.21
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.63
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AA9CD #CD7E5A
analogous
#5ACDB8 #5AA9CD #5A6FCD
triadic
#5AA9CD #CD5AA9 #A9CD5A
tetradic
#5AA9CD #B85ACD #CD7E5A #6FCD5A
square
#5AA9CD #B85ACD #CD7E5A #6FCD5A
split-complementary
#5AA9CD #CD5A6F #CDB85A
monochromatic
#286884 #368CB3 #5AA9CD #89C1DB #B8DAE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#5AA9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#5AA9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AA9CD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AA9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AA9CD | 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)
#97A7CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869ACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aa9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 169, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.094 229.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c2dc',
500: '#5aa9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aa9cd; $custom-light: #91c2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aa9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 169,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.783,
"s": 53.488,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69862,
"c": 0.09386,
"h": 229.7
},
"luminance": 0.34957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AA9CD
secondary
#D8B9AA
accent
#794BDD
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F7FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0E1215
muted
#7E8183