#5E81B5 Color

#5E81B5 is rgb(94, 129, 181) in RGB and hsl(216, 37%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E81B5

HEX#5E81B5

RGBrgb(94, 129, 181)

HSLhsl(216, 37%, 54%)

HSVhsv(216, 48%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.089 258.1)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 29%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E81B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E81B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E81B5 Complementary#B5925E Analogous#5EACB5 Analogous#675EB5 Triadic#B55E81 Triadic#81B55E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E81B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7391BF #8CA5CA #A1B5D4 #B6C5DD #CBD6E7 #E3E9F2

Shades

#4C6FA4 #405E8C #354E73 #283B57 #1D2B3F #121A26

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