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#5EABD4 Color

#5EABD4 is rgb(94, 171, 212) in RGB, hsl(201, 58%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 19%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iceberg (#71A6D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EABD4
HEX#5EABD4
RGBrgb(94, 171, 212)
HSLhsl(201, 58%, 60%)
HSVhsv(201, 56%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 19%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.097 233.7)
LABlab(66.27% -15.87 -28.66)
LCHlch(66.27% 32.76 241.02)

What #5EABD4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5EABD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#5EABD4 Channel Values

How #5EABD4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 94 · G 171 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 58% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 56% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EABD4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5EABD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EABD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #5EABD4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #5EABD4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5EABD4
Protanopia#A1A1D4
Protanomaly#8BA5D4
Deuteranopia#9797D5
Deuteranomaly#849FD5
Tritanopia#50B1B1
Tritanomaly#56AFC0
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

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Using #5EABD4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5eabd4: #5EABD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EABD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5eabd4': '#5EABD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.671, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_5eabd4">#5EABD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EABD4"

More Blue Colors

#5EABD4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5EABD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EABD4?

#5EABD4 is a light blue — rgb(94, 171, 212) in RGB and hsl(201, 58%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iceberg (#71A6D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #5EABD4?

#5EABD4 is rgb(94, 171, 212) — red 94, green 171, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EABD4?

#5EABD4 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 19%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EABD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EABD4 scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5EABD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5EABD4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.11, which is visibly different.

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