#5BA9CD Color

#5BA9CD is rgb(91, 169, 205) in RGB and hsl(199, 53%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5BA9CD
HEX#5BA9CD
RGBrgb(91, 169, 205)
HSLhsl(199, 53%, 58%)
HSVhsv(199, 56%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.093 230)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 18%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5BA9CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5BA9CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5BA9CDComplementary#CD7F5BAnalogous#5BCDB8Analogous#5B70CDTriadic#CD5BA9Triadic#A9CD5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5BA9CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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