#5596B4 Color

#5596B4 is rgb(85, 150, 180) in RGB and hsl(199, 39%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5596B4

HEX#5596B4

RGBrgb(85, 150, 180)

HSLhsl(199, 39%, 52%)

HSVhsv(199, 53%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.08 229.6)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 17%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5596B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5596B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5596B4 Complementary#B47355 Analogous#55B4A3 Analogous#5566B4 Triadic#B45596 Triadic#96B455

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5596B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EA5BF #83B3C9 #9CC2D3 #B1CFDD #CADEE8 #DFEBF1

Shades

#4683A0 #3B6F87 #305A6E #274959 #1C3440 #112027

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