#5AA9CF#5AA9CF
#5AA9CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.096 H 231.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AA9CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 169, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 55%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, -13.39, -26.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 29.88, 243.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.0599 -0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.096 231.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6626, 35.0519, 64.2219) |
| Luminance | 0.3505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.22
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.84
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.65
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.00
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.28
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AA9CF #CF805A
analogous
#5ACFBA #5AA9CF #5A6ECF
triadic
#5AA9CF #CF5AA9 #A9CF5A
tetradic
#5AA9CF #BA5ACF #CF805A #6ECF5A
square
#5AA9CF #BA5ACF #CF805A #6ECF5A
split-complementary
#5AA9CF #CF5A6E #CFBA5A
monochromatic
#276887 #358DB7 #5AA9CF #89C2DD #B9DAEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#5AA9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#5AA9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AA9CF
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AA9CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AA9CF | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A7D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869ACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aa9cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 169, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.096 231.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92c2dd',
500: '#5aa9cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aa9cf; $custom-light: #92c2dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aa9cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 169,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.487,
"s": 54.93,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69947,
"c": 0.09557,
"h": 231.2
},
"luminance": 0.35055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AA9CF
secondary
#DABAAB
accent
#7A4ADE
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F7FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0E1215
muted
#7E8183