Information about #579CBC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#579CBC is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Shakespeare (#609AB8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Hemisphere (#4E93BA) and Toto (#519DAF).
In RGB terms — rgb(87, 156, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #579CBC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#579CBC color variations
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#579CBC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#579CBC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#579CBC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#579CBC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#579CBC color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #579CBC color
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Nearest named colors to #579CBC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#609AB8
#4E93BA
#519DAF
#5B8DBD
#659EC7
#5B89C0
#5D89BA
#4D8DB2
#5BA0D0
#68A0B0
#658CBB
#5D8CAE
#579CBC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#579CBC
- RGB87, 156, 188
- CMYK40, 13, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(87, 156, 188)
- HSL199°, 43%, 54%
- HSL Precise199.01°, 42.979%, 53.922%
- HSV199°, 54%, 74%
- HSB199°, 54%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.341
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
- GLSLvec3(0.341, 0.612, 0.737)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.341, 0.612, 0.737, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.341, 0.612, 0.737)
- Percentage of Red in RGB34.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID579CBC
- DECIMAL ID5741756
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
