Information about #5B9DC2 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #5B9DC2 reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Blue Koi (#659EC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shakespeare (#609AB8) and Snap (#5BA0D0).
The recipe behind #5B9DC2 is rgb(91, 157, 194), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #5B9DC2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#5B9DC2 color variations
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#5B9DC2 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5B9DC2 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5B9DC2 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5B9DC2 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5B9DC2 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 #5B9DC2 color
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Nearest named colors to #5B9DC2
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#659EC7
#609AB8
#5BA0D0
#6699CC
#5B8DBD
#56A0D3
#6D9BC3
#4E93BA
#5B89C0
#658CBB
#519DAF
#5D89BA
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5B9DC2
- RGB91, 157, 194
- CMYK40, 15, 0, 24
- CSSrgb(91, 157, 194)
- HSL202°, 46%, 56%
- HSL Precise201.553°, 45.778%, 55.882%
- HSV202°, 53%, 76%
- HSB202°, 53%, 76%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
- GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.616, 0.761)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.616, 0.761, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.616, 0.761)
- Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID5B9DC2
- DECIMAL ID6004162
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
