Information about #5E8BC9 color

#5E8BC9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E8BC9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 139, 201) — 36.9% red, 54.5% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 42 / 24 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5E8BC9 is a confidently colored azure that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Danube (#5B89C0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Subzero (#5B8DBD) and Havelock Blue (#5784C1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(94, 139, 201)), which gives #5E8BC9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5E8BC9: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5E8BC9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5E8BC9 color variations

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#5E8BC9 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 #5E8BC9

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

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Faded Blue color link
Faded Blue

#658CBB

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

#5E8BC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E8BC9
  • RGB94, 139, 201
  • CMYK42, 24, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(94, 139, 201)
  • HSL215°, 50%, 58%
  • HSL Precise214.766°, 49.767%, 57.843%
  • HSV215°, 53%, 79%
  • HSB215°, 53%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.545, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.545, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.545, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5E8BC9
  • DECIMAL ID6196169
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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