#5B8BB9 Color

#5B8BB9 is rgb(91, 139, 185) in RGB and hsl(209, 40%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8BB9

HEX#5B8BB9

RGBrgb(91, 139, 185)

HSLhsl(209, 40%, 54%)

HSVhsv(209, 51%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.087 248.4)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 25%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8BB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8BB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8BB9 Complementary#B9885B Analogous#5BB9B7 Analogous#5B5CB9 Triadic#B95B8B Triadic#8BB95B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8BB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#709AC2 #89ACCD #9FBBD6 #B4CADF #C9D9E8 #E2EBF3

Shades

#4879A8 #3D678F #325576 #264159 #1C2F40 #111C27

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