Information about #5B6E8F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5B6E8F is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 110, 143) — 35.7% red, 43.1% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 13 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B6E8F presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kashmir Blue (#576D8E) and Kingfisher Blue (#596A8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 110, 143) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5B6E8F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.1:1. #5B6E8F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5B6E8F color variations

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

#5B6E8F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B6E8F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B6E8F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B6E8F 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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#5B6E8F 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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#5B888F
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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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#6E8F5B
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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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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 #5B6E8F

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

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

#5B6E8F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B6E8F
  • RGB91, 110, 143
  • CMYK20, 13, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(91, 110, 143)
  • HSL218°, 22%, 46%
  • HSL Precise218.077°, 22.222%, 45.882%
  • HSV218°, 36%, 56%
  • HSB218°, 36%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.431, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.431, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.431, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B6E8F
  • DECIMAL ID5992079
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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