#5AB8EB#5AB8EB

#5AB8EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.115 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5AB8EB
RGBrgb(90, 184, 235)
HSLhsl(201, 78%, 64%)
HSVhsv(201, 62%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(61.7%, 21.7%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LABlab(71.18, -12.85, -33.74)
CIE-LCHlch(71.18, 36.11, 249.15°)
OKLaboklab(74.59% -0.0662 -0.0945)
OKLCHoklch(74.59% 0.115 235)
XYZxyz(36.3466, 42.4492, 84.8592)
Luminance0.4245 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5AB8EB #EB8D5A
analogous
#5AEBD5 #5AB8EB #5A6FEB
triadic
#5AB8EB #EB5AB8 #B8EB5A
tetradic
#5AB8EB #D55AEB #EB8D5A #6FEB5A
square
#5AB8EB #D55AEB #EB8D5A #6FEB5A
split-complementary
#5AB8EB #EB5A6F #EBD55A
monochromatic
#167DB5 #23A1E4 #5AB8EB #91CFF2 #C7E7F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.21
#5AB8EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.49
#5AB8EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5AB8EB
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5AB8EB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5AB8EB1.002.219.499.49
#FFFFFF2.211.0021.0021.00
#0000009.4921.001.001.00
##0000009.4921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B7ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA8EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5ab8eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 184, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.115 235.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#95cdf1',
    500: '#5ab8eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5ab8eb;
$custom-light: #95cdf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5ab8eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.103,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74593,
    "c": 0.11539,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.42453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5AB8EB
secondary
#EAC9B7
accent
#540BDB
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #5AB8EB

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#5AB8EB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva