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#5EABDE Color

#5EABDE is rgb(94, 171, 222) in RGB, hsl(204, 66%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 23%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Carolina Blue (#4B9CD3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5EABDE
HEX#5EABDE
RGBrgb(94, 171, 222)
HSLhsl(204, 66%, 62%)
HSVhsv(204, 58%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.107 239.6)
LABlab(66.61% -13.48 -33.62)
LCHlch(66.61% 36.22 248.16)

What #5EABDE 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 #5EABDE, 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.

#5EABDE Channel Values

How #5EABDE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 66% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 58% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5EABDE 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 text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5EABDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5EABDE; 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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Tints & Shades of #5EABDE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5EABDE.

How #5EABDE 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#5EABDE
Protanopia#A1A1DE
Protanomaly#8BA5DE
Deuteranopia#9797DF
Deuteranomaly#849FDF
Tritanopia#4BB3B3
Tritanomaly#53B0C5
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5EABDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5eabde: #5EABDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5EABDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5eabde': '#5EABDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.671, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_5eabde">#5EABDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5EABDE"

More Blue Colors

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

#5EABDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5EABDE?

#5EABDE is a light blue — rgb(94, 171, 222) in RGB and hsl(204, 66%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Carolina Blue (#4B9CD3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #5EABDE?

#5EABDE is rgb(94, 171, 222) — red 94, green 171, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5EABDE?

#5EABDE converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 23%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5EABDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5EABDE scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #5EABDE 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 13.5, which is visibly different.

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