5ABAED

#5ABAED closest to Malibu

#5ABAED 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 92.9% blue (rgb(90, 186, 237)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 80% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #5ABAED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.68:1.

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Variations of #5ABAED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #5ABAED 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 #8DA9EC
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B8EF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92B8EF
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8DA9EC
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #82B0ED
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C7CB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #39C0DE
  • 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 #A0B3C2

#5ABAED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#5ABAED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.68:1 Very good#5ABAED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5ABAED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(90 186 237);
color: hsl(201 80% 64%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.116 234.5);

#5ABAED FAQ

What color is #5ABAED?

#5ABAED 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 #5ABAED?

#5ABAED is rgb(90, 186, 237) in RGB, hsl(201, 80%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 22%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5ABAED?

The complementary color of #5ABAED is #ED8D5A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5ABAED?

Black text has the best contrast on #5ABAED: 9.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5ABAED a warm or cool color?

#5ABAED is a cool color.