#5996C5 Color

#5996C5 is rgb(89, 150, 197) in RGB and hsl(206, 48%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5996C5

HEX#5996C5

RGBrgb(89, 150, 197)

HSLhsl(206, 48%, 56%)

HSVhsv(206, 55%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.095 243.2)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 24%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5996C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5996C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5996C5 Complementary#C58859 Analogous#59C5BD Analogous#5960C5 Triadic#C55996 Triadic#96C559

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5996C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70A4CD #86B3D5 #9DC1DD #B4CFE4 #CADEEC #E1ECF4

Shades

#4185B9 #366F9B #2D5C80 #224762 #193448 #0F1E2A

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