#5AB9EB#5AB9EB

#5AB9EB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.115 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#5AB9EB
RGBrgb(90, 185, 235)
HSLhsl(201, 78%, 64%)
HSVhsv(201, 62%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(61.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LABlab(71.46, -13.39, -33.30)
CIE-LCHlch(71.46, 35.89, 248.10°)
OKLaboklab(74.82% -0.0672 -0.0932)
OKLCHoklch(74.82% 0.115 234.2)
XYZxyz(36.5550, 42.8661, 84.9287)
Luminance0.4287 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#5AB9EB #EB8C5A
analogous
#5AEBD5 #5AB9EB #5A70EB
triadic
#5AB9EB #EB5AB9 #B9EB5A
tetradic
#5AB9EB #D55AEB #EB8C5A #70EB5A
square
#5AB9EB #D55AEB #EB8C5A #70EB5A
split-complementary
#5AB9EB #EB5A70 #EBD55A
monochromatic
#167EB5 #23A2E4 #5AB9EB #91D0F2 #C7E7F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.19
#5AB9EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.57
#5AB9EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #5AB9EB
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##5AB9EB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##5AB9EB1.002.199.579.57
#FFFFFF2.191.0021.0021.00
#0000009.5721.001.001.00
##0000009.5721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B7ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8DA9EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #5ab9eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 185, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.115 234.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#95cef1',
    500: '#5ab9eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #5ab9eb;
$custom-light: #95cef1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#5ab9eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.69,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74819,
    "c": 0.11496,
    "h": 234.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.4287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#5AB9EB
secondary
#EAC8B7
accent
#530BDB
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#5AB9EB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva