#5B97C2 Color

#5B97C2 is rgb(91, 151, 194) in RGB and hsl(205, 46%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B97C2

HEX#5B97C2

RGBrgb(91, 151, 194)

HSLhsl(205, 46%, 56%)

HSVhsv(205, 53%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.09 241.2)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 22%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B97C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B97C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B97C2 Complementary#C2865B Analogous#5BC2BA Analogous#5B64C2 Triadic#C25B97 Triadic#97C25B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B97C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#72A6CB #88B4D3 #9EC2DB #B5D0E3 #CBDEEC #E1ECF4

Shades

#4387B6 #387199 #2F5D7F #244761 #1A3447 #0F1E29

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