Information about #5A688C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5A688C falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(90, 104, 140) — 35.3% red, 40.8% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 14 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned sky-leaning azure, #5A688C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kingfisher Blue (#596A8B). Slightly further away sit Waratah (#55698B) and Kashmir Blue (#576D8E).

The recipe behind #5A688C is rgb(90, 104, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5A688C: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5A688C color variations

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#5A688C 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 #5A688C

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

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A688C
  • RGB90, 104, 140
  • CMYK20, 14, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(90, 104, 140)
  • HSL223°, 22%, 45%
  • HSL Precise223.2°, 21.739%, 45.098%
  • HSV223°, 36%, 55%
  • HSB223°, 36%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.408, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.408, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.408, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5A688C
  • DECIMAL ID5925004
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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