Information about #5BA4CE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5BA4CE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 164, 206) — 35.7% red, 64.3% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 16 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid azure, #5BA4CE sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Snap (#5BA0D0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Carolina Blue (#56A0D3) and Blue Koi (#659EC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 164, 206) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5BA4CE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5BA4CE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5BA4CE color variations

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#5BA4CE 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5BA4CE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5BA4CE
  • RGB91, 164, 206
  • CMYK45, 16, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(91, 164, 206)
  • HSL202°, 54%, 58%
  • HSL Precise201.913°, 53.991%, 58.235%
  • HSV202°, 56%, 81%
  • HSB202°, 56%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.643, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.643, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.643, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5BA4CE
  • DECIMAL ID6005966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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