#5596B9 Color

#5596B9 is rgb(85, 150, 185) in RGB and hsl(201, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5596B9

HEX#5596B9

RGBrgb(85, 150, 185)

HSLhsl(201, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(201, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.085 233.7)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 19%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5596B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5596B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5596B9 Complementary#B97855 Analogous#55B9AA Analogous#5564B9 Triadic#B95596 Triadic#96B955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5596B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BA4C2 #84B3CD #9AC1D6 #B3D0E0 #C9DEE9 #E2EDF3

Shades

#4484A7 #3A708D #2F5C74 #25485B #1B3441 #102028

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