#5B8BA9 Color

#5B8BA9 is rgb(91, 139, 169) in RGB and hsl(203, 31%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8BA9

HEX#5B8BA9

RGBrgb(91, 139, 169)

HSLhsl(203, 31%, 51%)

HSVhsv(203, 46%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.069 236.9)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 18%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8BA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8BA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8BA9 Complementary#A9795B Analogous#5BA9A0 Analogous#5B64A9 Triadic#A95B8B Triadic#8BA95B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8BA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#739CB5 #87AAC0 #9EBACC #B6CBD8 #CDDCE5 #E1EAEF

Shades

#4D7893 #43687F #375568 #2A4250 #1E2E39 #131E25

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