#5B8AAE Color

#5B8AAE is rgb(91, 138, 174) in RGB and hsl(206, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8AAE

HEX#5B8AAE

RGBrgb(91, 138, 174)

HSLhsl(206, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(206, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.075 242.4)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 21%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8AAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8AAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8AAE Complementary#AE7F5B Analogous#5BAEA9 Analogous#5B61AE Triadic#AE5B8A Triadic#8AAE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8AAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#739BBA #87AAC4 #9FBBD0 #B4C9DA #CCDAE6 #E0E9F0

Shades

#4C789A #406582 #34536A #2A4355 #1E303E #131D26

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