Information about #5981AB color

#5981AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5981AB belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(89, 129, 171) (34.9% red, 50.6% green, 67.1% blue), or CMYK 32 / 16 / 0 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced azure, #5981AB feels open and friendly. 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 practically indistinguishable from Off Blue (#5684AE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dusty Blue (#5A86AD) and Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 129, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5981AB: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5981AB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5981AB color variations

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

#5981AB 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 #5981AB

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5981AB
  • RGB89, 129, 171
  • CMYK32, 16, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(89, 129, 171)
  • HSL211°, 33%, 51%
  • HSL Precise210.732°, 32.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV211°, 48%, 67%
  • HSB211°, 48%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.506, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.506, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.506, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5981AB
  • DECIMAL ID5865899
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01