#5BABCD Color

#5BABCD is rgb(91, 171, 205) in RGB and hsl(198, 53%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5BABCD

HEX#5BABCD

RGBrgb(91, 171, 205)

HSLhsl(198, 53%, 58%)

HSVhsv(198, 56%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.093 227.9)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 17%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text2.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#5BABCD Complementary#CD7D5B Analogous#5BCDB6 Analogous#5B72CD Triadic#CD5BAB Triadic#ABCD5B

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#73B7D4 #86C1DA #9DCDE1 #B5D9E8 #CCE5EF #E0EFF5

Shades

#3C9BC3 #3485A8 #2A6C89 #205369 #173B4A #0E252F

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