#5ab4df

Color #5ab4df

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#5ab4df

RGB

rgb(90, 180, 223)

HSL

hsl(199.4, 67.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.4, 59.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.6%, 19.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(69.57, -14.41, -29.69)

LCH

lch(69.57, 33, 244.11)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.1061, 231.39)

HWB

hwb(199.4, 35.3%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df855a

Analogous

#5adfc8

#5ab4df

#5a72df

Triadic

#5ab4df

#df5ab4

#b4df5a

Split-complementary

#5ab4df

#df5a72

#dfc85a

Tetradic

#5ab4df

#855adf

#df855a

#b4df5a

Square

#5ab4df

#c85adf

#df855a

#72df5a

Shades

Color #5ab4df mixed toward black.

#2ea0d7

#2281af

#196183

#114157

#08202c

Tints

Color #5ab4df mixed toward white.

#76c1e4

#91cdea

#addaef

#c8e6f4

#e4f3fa

Tones

Color #5ab4df mixed toward gray.

#65b0d4

#70acc9

#7ba8be

#86a4b3

#91a0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8bd6 · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#857ed3 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#61cecc · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 19.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5ab4df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5ab4df]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5ab4df (#5ab4df) is rgb(90, 180, 223) in RGB.

No, #5ab4df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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