#5A9BB5 Color

#5A9BB5 is rgb(90, 155, 181) in RGB and hsl(197, 38%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5A9BB5
HEX#5A9BB5
RGBrgb(90, 155, 181)
HSLhsl(197, 38%, 53%)
HSVhsv(197, 50%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.077 225.9)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 14%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5A9BB5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5A9BB5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5A9BB5Complementary#B5735AAnalogous#5AB5A1Analogous#5A6DB5Triadic#B55A9BTriadic#9BB55A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5A9BB5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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