#5E8EA1 Color

#5E8EA1 is rgb(94, 142, 161) in RGB and hsl(197, 26%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#5E8EA1

HEX#5E8EA1

RGBrgb(94, 142, 161)

HSLhsl(197, 26%, 50%)

HSVhsv(197, 42%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(62% 0.059 224.9)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 12%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E8EA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E8EA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E8EA1 Complementary#A1715E Analogous#5EA192 Analogous#5E6DA1 Triadic#A15E8E Triadic#8EA15E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E8EA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#759EAE #8BAEBB #A2BDC8 #B5CBD4 #CCDBE1 #E2EBEE

Shades

#517A8A #466977 #395560 #2D444D #203037 #151F23

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