#5B81A4 Color

#5B81A4 is rgb(91, 129, 164) in RGB and hsl(209, 29%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B81A4

HEX#5B81A4

RGBrgb(91, 129, 164)

HSLhsl(209, 29%, 50%)

HSVhsv(209, 45%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.069 247)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 21%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B81A4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text5.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B81A4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B81A4 Complementary#A47E5B Analogous#5BA4A3 Analogous#5B5CA4 Triadic#A45B81 Triadic#81A45B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B81A4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7292B1 #89A4BE #A0B6CA #B3C5D5 #CAD7E2 #E1E8EF

Shades

#4E6F8D #435F7A #364D63 #2B3E4F #1F2C38 #141C24

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