#5B8DB9 Color

#5B8DB9 is rgb(91, 141, 185) in RGB and hsl(208, 40%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8DB9

HEX#5B8DB9

RGBrgb(91, 141, 185)

HSLhsl(208, 40%, 54%)

HSVhsv(208, 51%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.086 246.3)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 24%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8DB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.96:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8DB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8DB9 Complementary#B9875B Analogous#5BB9B5 Analogous#5B5EB9 Triadic#B95B8D Triadic#8DB95B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8DB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#709CC2 #89ADCD #9FBCD6 #B4CBDF #C9DAE8 #E2EBF3

Shades

#487BA8 #3D698F #325676 #264159 #1C2F40 #111D27

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