#5B8AC8 Color

#5B8AC8 is rgb(91, 138, 200) in RGB and hsl(214, 50%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8AC8

HEX#5B8AC8

RGBrgb(91, 138, 200)

HSLhsl(214, 50%, 57%)

HSVhsv(214, 54%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.107 255.8)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 31%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8AC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8AC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8AC8 Complementary#C8995B Analogous#5BC1C8 Analogous#625BC8 Triadic#C85B8A Triadic#8AC85B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8AC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#719AD0 #88ABD7 #9FBBDF #B3C9E6 #C9D9ED #E0E9F5

Shades

#3E75BB #3664A1 #2B5182 #224067 #182D49 #0F1D2E

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