#5ab9cf

Color #5ab9cf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5ab9cf

RGB

rgb(90, 185, 207)

HSL

hsl(191.3, 54.9%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.3, 56.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(70.44, -21.78, -19.61)

LCH

lch(70.44, 29.31, 222)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0946, 215.02)

HWB

hwb(191.3, 35.3%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf705a

Analogous

#5acfaa

#5ab9cf

#5a7ecf

Triadic

#5ab9cf

#cf5ab9

#b9cf5a

Split-complementary

#5ab9cf

#cf5a7e

#cfaa5a

Tetradic

#5ab9cf

#705acf

#cf705a

#b9cf5a

Square

#5ab9cf

#aa5acf

#cf705a

#7ecf5a

Shades

Color #5ab9cf mixed toward black.

#38a6c0

#2d8599

#216473

#16424d

#0b2126

Tints

Color #5ab9cf mixed toward white.

#75c5d7

#91d0df

#acdce7

#c8e8ef

#e3f3f7

Tones

Color #5ab9cf mixed toward gray.

#64b3c5

#6dadbb

#77a7b2

#81a1a8

#8b9a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8eca · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#8880c9 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#62c6c5 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5ab9cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5ab9cf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#5ab9cf (#5ab9cf) is rgb(90, 185, 207) in RGB.

No, #5ab9cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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