#5AB5EB#5AB5EB
#5AB5EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.117 H 237.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AB5EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 181, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 78%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 23%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.33, -11.24, -35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.33, 36.82, 252.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% -0.0631 -0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.117 237.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7300, 41.2160, 84.6537) |
| Luminance | 0.4122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.59
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.22
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.51
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.25
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.25
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AB5EB #EB905A
analogous
#5AEBD8 #5AB5EB #5A6CEB
triadic
#5AB5EB #EB5AB5 #B5EB5A
tetradic
#5AB5EB #D85AEB #EB905A #6CEB5A
square
#5AB5EB #D85AEB #EB905A #6CEB5A
split-complementary
#5AB5EB #EB5A6C #EBD85A
monochromatic
#167AB5 #239DE4 #5AB5EB #91CDF2 #C7E6F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#5AB5EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#5AB5EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AB5EB
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AB5EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AB5EB | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB4EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ab5eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 181, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.117 237.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95cbf1',
500: '#5ab5eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ab5eb; $custom-light: #95cbf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ab5eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 181,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.345,
"s": 78.378,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73916,
"c": 0.11683,
"h": 237.3
},
"luminance": 0.4122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AB5EB
secondary
#EACAB7
accent
#580BDB
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284