#5AB5EC#5AB5EC
#5AB5EC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.118 H 237.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5AB5EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 181, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.9%, 23.3%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.37, -10.93, -35.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.37, 37.19, 252.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.96% -0.0628 -0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.96% 0.118 237.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8749, 41.2740, 85.4167) |
| Luminance | 0.4128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.67
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.04
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.54
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.22
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.27
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5AB5EC #EC915A
analogous
#5AECDA #5AB5EC #5A6CEC
triadic
#5AB5EC #EC5AB5 #B5EC5A
tetradic
#5AB5EC #DA5AEC #EC915A #6CEC5A
square
#5AB5EC #DA5AEC #EC915A #6CEC5A
split-complementary
#5AB5EC #EC5A6C #ECDA5A
monochromatic
#157AB7 #239CE6 #5AB5EC #91CEF2 #C8E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#5AB5EC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#5AB5EC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5AB5EC
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5AB5EC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5AB5EC | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB4EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A6EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5ab5ec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 181, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.118 237.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95cbf2',
500: '#5ab5ec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5ab5ec; $custom-light: #95cbf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5ab5ec",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 181,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.603,
"s": 79.348,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73961,
"c": 0.11782,
"h": 237.8
},
"luminance": 0.41278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5AB5EC
secondary
#EBCBB7
accent
#590ADC
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1317
muted
#7E8285