#5B99BE Color

#5B99BE is rgb(91, 153, 190) in RGB and hsl(202, 43%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B99BE

HEX#5B99BE

RGBrgb(91, 153, 190)

HSLhsl(202, 43%, 55%)

HSVhsv(202, 52%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.085 236.2)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 19%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B99BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B99BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B99BE Complementary#BE7F5B Analogous#5BBEB0 Analogous#5B68BE Triadic#BE5B99 Triadic#99BE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B99BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#71A7C6 #87B4CF #9DC2D8 #B6D2E2 #CCDFEB #E2EDF3

Shades

#4688AF #3A7292 #305E78 #264A5F #1C3645 #101F28

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