#5B99C8 Color

#5B99C8 is rgb(91, 153, 200) in RGB and hsl(206, 50%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B99C8

HEX#5B99C8

RGBrgb(91, 153, 200)

HSLhsl(206, 50%, 57%)

HSVhsv(206, 54%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.095 242.8)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 24%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B99C8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B99C8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B99C8 Complementary#C88A5B Analogous#5BC8C1 Analogous#5B62C8 Triadic#C85B99 Triadic#99C85B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B99C8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#71A7D0 #88B5D7 #9FC3DF #B3CFE6 #C9DEED #E0ECF5

Shades

#3E85BB #3672A1 #2B5C82 #224967 #183449 #0F212E

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