#5C99BC Color

#5C99BC is rgb(92, 153, 188) in RGB and hsl(202, 42%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5C99BC

HEX#5C99BC

RGBrgb(92, 153, 188)

HSLhsl(202, 42%, 55%)

HSVhsv(202, 51%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.082 235.1)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 19%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5C99BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5C99BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5C99BC Complementary#BC7F5C Analogous#5CBCB0 Analogous#5C69BC Triadic#BC5C99 Triadic#99BC5C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5C99BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#72A7C5 #88B4CE #9DC2D7 #B7D2E1 #CCDFEA #E2EDF3

Shades

#4788AE #3B7191 #315E77 #264A5E #1C3645 #101F28

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