#5B8EC8 Color

#5B8EC8 is rgb(91, 142, 200) in RGB and hsl(212, 50%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B8EC8

HEX#5B8EC8

RGBrgb(91, 142, 200)

HSLhsl(212, 50%, 57%)

HSVhsv(212, 54%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.104 252.6)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 29%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B8EC8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B8EC8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B8EC8 Complementary#C8955B Analogous#5BC5C8 Analogous#5E5BC8 Triadic#C85B8E Triadic#8EC85B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B8EC8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#719ED0 #88ADD7 #9FBDDF #B3CAE6 #C9DAED #E0EAF5

Shades

#3E79BB #3668A1 #2B5482 #224367 #182F49 #0F1E2E

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