#5B97B3 Color

#5B97B3 is rgb(91, 151, 179) in RGB and hsl(199, 37%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B97B3

HEX#5B97B3

RGBrgb(91, 151, 179)

HSLhsl(199, 37%, 53%)

HSVhsv(199, 49%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.075 229.5)

CMYKcmyk(49%, 16%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B97B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.22:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B97B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B97B3 Complementary#B3775B Analogous#5BB3A3 Analogous#5B6BB3 Triadic#B35B97 Triadic#97B35B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B97B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70A5BD #88B4C8 #9DC1D2 #B6D1DD #CBDEE7 #E3EDF2

Shades

#4A85A1 #3F7188 #335D70 #284857 #1D343F #122026

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