#5B8EB9 Color

#5B8EB9 is rgb(91, 142, 185) in RGB and hsl(207, 40%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8EB9

HEX#5B8EB9

RGBrgb(91, 142, 185)

HSLhsl(207, 40%, 54%)

HSVhsv(207, 51%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.085 245.2)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 23%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8EB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8EB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8EB9 Complementary#B9855B Analogous#5BB9B4 Analogous#5B5FB9 Triadic#B95B8E Triadic#8EB95B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8EB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#709DC2 #89AECD #9FBDD6 #B4CCDF #C9DAE8 #E2EBF3

Shades

#487DA8 #3D6A8F #325876 #264259 #1C3040 #111D27

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