#5B8ACD Color

#5B8ACD is rgb(91, 138, 205) in RGB and hsl(215, 53%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8ACD

HEX#5B8ACD

RGBrgb(91, 138, 205)

HSLhsl(215, 53%, 58%)

HSVhsv(215, 56%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.114 257.3)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 33%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8ACD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8ACD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8ACD Complementary#CD9D5B Analogous#5BC3CD Analogous#655BCD Triadic#CD5B8A Triadic#8ACD5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8ACD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#739BD4 #86A9DA #9DBAE1 #B5CAE8 #CCDBEF #E0E9F5

Shades

#3C74C3 #3464A8 #2A5189 #203F69 #172C4A #0E1C2F

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