#5AAABD#5AAABD
#5AAABD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.083 H 215.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AAABD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 170, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.43, -19.21, -17.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.43, 25.83, 221.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.45% -0.0679 -0.0478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.45% 0.083 215.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7729, 34.5948, 53.3481) |
| Luminance | 0.3460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.36
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.35
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.03
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.09
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AAABD #BD6D5A
analogous
#5ABD9E #5AAABD #5A79BD
triadic
#5AAABD #BD5AAA #AABD5A
tetradic
#5AAABD #9E5ABD #BD6D5A #79BD5A
square
#5AAABD #9E5ABD #BD6D5A #79BD5A
split-complementary
#5AAABD #BD5A79 #BD9E5A
monochromatic
#2D6370 #3E8A9C #5AAABD #86C1CE #B1D7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#5AAABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#5AAABD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AAABD
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AAABD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AAABD | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA5BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13B1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5aaabd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 170, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.083 215.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c3d0',
500: '#5aaabd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5aaabd; $custom-light: #90c3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5aaabd",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 170,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.515,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69447,
"c": 0.08302,
"h": 215.1
},
"luminance": 0.34597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AAABD
secondary
#CEADA5
accent
#6D55D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182