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#5ABAEB closest to Malibu

#5ABAEB is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Malibu. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 72.9% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(90, 186, 235)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 78% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #5ABAEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.66:1.

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Variations of #5ABAEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5ABAEB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5ABAEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5ABAEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8EA9EA
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B8ED
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92B7ED
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8EA9EA
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #83B0EB
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C7CA
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #39C0DD
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A0B2C1

#5ABAEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#5ABAEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.66:1 Very good#5ABAEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5ABAEB in CSS

/* Malibu */
.color { color: #5ABAEB; }
.background { background-color: #5ABAEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5ABAEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(90 186 235);
color: hsl(200 78% 64%);
color: oklch(0.750 0.115 233.4);

#5ABAEB FAQ

What color is #5ABAEB?

#5ABAEB is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Malibu. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5ABAEB?

#5ABAEB is rgb(90, 186, 235) in RGB, hsl(200, 78%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 21%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5ABAEB?

The complementary color of #5ABAEB is #EB8B5A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5ABAEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #5ABAEB: 9.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5ABAEB a warm or cool color?

#5ABAEB is a cool color.