Information about #5491C9 color

#5491C9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5491C9 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(84, 145, 201) — 32.9% red, 56.9% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 22 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5491C9 is a confidently colored steel-blue 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 a near neighbor of Rich Sky Blue (#528CD3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Danube (#5B89C0) and Silk Blue (#488AC7).

The recipe behind #5491C9 is rgb(84, 145, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5491C9: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5491C9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5491C9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5491C9 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 #5491C9

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

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5491C9
  • RGB84, 145, 201
  • CMYK46, 22, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(84, 145, 201)
  • HSL209°, 52%, 56%
  • HSL Precise208.718°, 52%, 55.882%
  • HSV209°, 58%, 79%
  • HSB209°, 58%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.329, 0.569, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.329, 0.569, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.329, 0.569, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5491C9
  • DECIMAL ID5542345
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01