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#5ABAEF closest to Malibu

#5ABAEF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(90, 186, 239)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 82% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #5ABAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.70:1.

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Variations of #5ABAEF

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

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

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8CAAEE
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B9F2
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91B8F1
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8CAAEE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #81B0EF
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C8CC
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #38C0E0
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A0B3C2

#5ABAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.16:1 Very poor#5ABAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.70:1 Very good#5ABAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#5ABAEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(90 186 239);
color: hsl(201 82% 65%);
color: oklch(0.752 0.118 235.5);

#5ABAEF FAQ

What color is #5ABAEF?

#5ABAEF 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 #5ABAEF?

#5ABAEF is rgb(90, 186, 239) in RGB, hsl(201, 82%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 22%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5ABAEF?

The complementary color of #5ABAEF is #EF8F5A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5ABAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #5ABAEF: 9.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5ABAEF a warm or cool color?

#5ABAEF is a cool color.