#5AB4E8#5AB4E8
#5AB4E8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.114 H 236.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AB4E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 180, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.92, -11.64, -34.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.92, 35.99, 251.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% -0.0631 -0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.114 236.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0976, 40.6389, 82.3227) |
| Luminance | 0.4064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.70
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.60
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.72
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.55
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.46
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AB4E8 #E88E5A
analogous
#5AE8D5 #5AB4E8 #5A6DE8
triadic
#5AB4E8 #E85AB4 #B4E85A
tetradic
#5AB4E8 #D55AE8 #E88E5A #6DE85A
square
#5AB4E8 #D55AE8 #E88E5A #6DE85A
split-complementary
#5AB4E8 #E85A6D #E8D55A
monochromatic
#1878AF #249CE1 #5AB4E8 #90CCEF #C5E5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#5AB4E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#5AB4E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AB4E8
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AB4E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AB4E8 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB3EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A5E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ab4e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 180, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.114 236.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95caef',
500: '#5ab4e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ab4e8; $custom-light: #95caef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ab4e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 180,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.972,
"s": 75.532,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73555,
"c": 0.11439,
"h": 236.5
},
"luminance": 0.40642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AB4E8
secondary
#E8C8B5
accent
#580ED8
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284