#5979C9 Color

#5979C9 is rgb(89, 121, 201) in RGB and hsl(223, 51%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5979C9

HEX#5979C9

RGBrgb(89, 121, 201)

HSLhsl(223, 51%, 57%)

HSVhsv(223, 56%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.128 266.1)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 40%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5979C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5979C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5979C9 Complementary#C9AA59 Analogous#59B1C9 Analogous#7259C9 Triadic#C95979 Triadic#79C959

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5979C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#718CD1 #889ED8 #9FB1E0 #B2C1E6 #C9D3EE #E0E6F5

Shades

#3D61BD #3453A2 #2A4483 #223668 #182649 #0F182E

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