#5B9CDC Color

#5B9CDC is rgb(91, 156, 220) in RGB and hsl(210, 65%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5B9CDC

HEX#5B9CDC

RGBrgb(91, 156, 220)

HSLhsl(210, 65%, 61%)

HSVhsv(210, 59%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.117 249.6)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 29%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B9CDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B9CDC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B9CDC Complementary#DC9C5B Analogous#5BDCDC Analogous#5B5BDC Triadic#DC5B9C Triadic#9CDC5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B9CDC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#70A8E1 #89B8E6 #9EC4EA #B3D1EF #C8DEF3 #E2EDF9

Shades

#3987D5 #2873BD #215E9C #194776 #123354 #0B1F32

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