#5696B8 Color

#5696B8 is rgb(86, 150, 184) in RGB and hsl(201, 41%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5696B8

HEX#5696B8

RGBrgb(86, 150, 184)

HSLhsl(201, 41%, 53%)

HSVhsv(201, 53%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.083 233.3)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 18%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5696B8 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 #5696B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5696B8 Complementary#B87856 Analogous#56B8AA Analogous#5665B8 Triadic#B85696 Triadic#96B856

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5696B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6CA3C1 #85B3CC #9AC0D5 #B3D0DF #C9DDE8 #E2EDF3

Shades

#4584A5 #3B708C #305C73 #26485A #1B3441 #112028

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