#5E9ABE#5E9ABE
#5E9ABE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.082 H 236.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E9ABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 154, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 42%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 51%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.5%, 18.9%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.96, -9.42, -24.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.96, 26.37, 249.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.95% -0.0458 -0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.95% 0.082 236.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4626, 29.2066, 53.0009) |
| Luminance | 0.2921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.61
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 7.34
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 7.34
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 7.77
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.82
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E9ABE #BE825E
analogous
#5EBEB2 #5E9ABE #5E6ABE
triadic
#5E9ABE #BE5E9A #9ABE5E
tetradic
#5E9ABE #B25EBE #BE825E #6ABE5E
square
#5E9ABE #B25EBE #BE825E #6ABE5E
split-complementary
#5E9ABE #BE5E6A #BEB25E
monochromatic
#2E5973 #407B9F #5E9ABE #8AB5D0 #B5D1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#5E9ABE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#5E9ABE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5E9ABE
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E9ABE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E9ABE | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8999C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2BA3A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e9abe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 154, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.082 236.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91b7d1',
500: '#5e9abe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e9abe; $custom-light: #91b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e9abe",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 154,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.5,
"s": 42.478,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65947,
"c": 0.0824,
"h": 236.2
},
"luminance": 0.29209
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E9ABE
secondary
#D0B7A8
accent
#8456D2
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F6F9
border
#CCD0D2
text
#0D1114
muted
#7E8082