Information about #5699CC color

#5699CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5699CC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(86, 153, 204) — 33.7% red, 60% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 46 / 20 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #5699CC carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Snap (#5BA0D0). Slightly further away sit Carolina Blue (#56A0D3) and Celestial Blue (#4997D0).

The recipe behind #5699CC is rgb(86, 153, 204), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5699CC: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5699CC color variations

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

#5699CC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5699CC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#285D86

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Black

#000000

#5699CC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5699CC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5699CC 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
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#CD8956
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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
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#CDC556
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#CD565E
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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
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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
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#CD5699
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#99CD56
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#8956CD
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#99CD56
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#C556CD
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#CD8956
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#5ECD56
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Nearest named colors to #5699CC

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

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

#5699CC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5699CC
  • RGB86, 153, 204
  • CMYK46, 20, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(86, 153, 204)
  • HSL206°, 54%, 57%
  • HSL Precise205.932°, 53.636%, 56.863%
  • HSV206°, 58%, 80%
  • HSB206°, 58%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.600, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.600, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.600, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5699CC
  • DECIMAL ID5675468
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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