Information about #5990B5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5990B5 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 144, 181) — 34.9% red, 56.5% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 15 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned sky-leaning azure, #5990B5 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Subzero (#5B8DBD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ultramarine Color (#5D8CAE) and Silver Lake Blue (#5D89BA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(89, 144, 181)), which gives #5990B5 its character. If you plan to put text on a #5990B5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. No one has named #5990B5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5990B5 color variations

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

#5990B5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5990B5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5990B5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5990B5 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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#5990B5 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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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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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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#B55A90
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#90B55A
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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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#90B55A
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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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Nearest named colors to #5990B5

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

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Ultramarine Color color link
Ultramarine Color

#5D8CAE

Silver Lake Blue color link
Silver Lake Blue

#5D89BA

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Faded Blue color link
Faded Blue

#658CBB

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Air Force Blue color link
Air Force Blue

#5D8AA8

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

#5990B5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5990B5
  • RGB89, 144, 181
  • CMYK36, 15, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(89, 144, 181)
  • HSL204°, 38%, 53%
  • HSL Precise204.13°, 38.333%, 52.941%
  • HSV204°, 51%, 71%
  • HSB204°, 51%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.565, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.565, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.565, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5990B5
  • DECIMAL ID5869749
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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