#5B8BBE Color

#5B8BBE is rgb(91, 139, 190) in RGB and hsl(211, 43%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8BBE

HEX#5B8BBE

RGBrgb(91, 139, 190)

HSLhsl(211, 43%, 55%)

HSVhsv(211, 52%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(62.4% 0.094 250.9)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 27%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8BBE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8BBE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8BBE Complementary#BE8E5B Analogous#5BBCBE Analogous#5D5BBE Triadic#BE5B8B Triadic#8BBE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8BBE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#719AC6 #87AACF #9DB9D8 #B6CBE2 #CCDBEB #E2EAF3

Shades

#4679AF #3A6592 #305378 #26415F #1C3045 #101C28

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