#5B8DAE Color

#5B8DAE is rgb(91, 141, 174) in RGB and hsl(204, 34%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8DAE

HEX#5B8DAE

RGBrgb(91, 141, 174)

HSLhsl(204, 34%, 52%)

HSVhsv(204, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.073 238.5)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 19%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8DAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8DAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8DAE Complementary#AE7C5B Analogous#5BAEA6 Analogous#5B63AE Triadic#AE5B8D Triadic#8DAE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8DAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#739EBA #87ACC4 #9FBCD0 #B4CBDA #CCDBE6 #E0EAF0

Shades

#4C7B9A #406782 #34546A #2A4455 #1E313E #131E26

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