#5B8BC2 Color

#5B8BC2 is rgb(91, 139, 194) in RGB and hsl(212, 46%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8BC2

HEX#5B8BC2

RGBrgb(91, 139, 194)

HSLhsl(212, 46%, 56%)

HSVhsv(212, 53%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.099 252.7)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 28%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8BC2 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 text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8BC2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8BC2 Complementary#C2925B Analogous#5BBFC2 Analogous#5F5BC2 Triadic#C25B8B Triadic#8BC25B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8BC2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#729BCB #88ABD3 #9EBBDB #B5CAE3 #CBDAEC #E1EAF4

Shades

#4379B6 #386599 #2F547F #244061 #1A2F47 #0F1B29

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