Information about #5899CA color

#5899CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5899CA falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(88, 153, 202) — 34.5% red, 60% green, 79.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 45 / 19 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5899CA presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Snap (#5BA0D0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Carolina Blue (#56A0D3) and Blue Gray (#6699CC).

In RGB terms — rgb(88, 153, 202) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5899CA: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #5899CA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5899CA color variations

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

#5899CA 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 #5899CA

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 Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5899CA
  • RGB88, 153, 202
  • CMYK45, 19, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(88, 153, 202)
  • HSL206°, 52%, 57%
  • HSL Precise205.789°, 51.818%, 56.863%
  • HSV206°, 56%, 79%
  • HSB206°, 56%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.345, 0.600, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.345, 0.600, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.345, 0.600, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5899CA
  • DECIMAL ID5806538
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01