#5a86bc

Steel Blue

Closest match (96% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(90, 134, 188)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(213, 42%, 55%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(52, 29, 0, 26)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.229

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#5a86bc

#bc905a

Analogous (Adjacent)

#5ab7bc

#5a86bc

#5f5abc

Triadic

#5a86bc

#bc5a86

#86bc5a

Split complementary

#5a86bc

#bc5f5a

#b7bc5a

Complete conversion table

HEX

#5A86BC

RGB

rgb(90,134,188)

RGBA

rgba(90,134,188, 1)

HSL

hsl(213.06,42.24%,54.51%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.61 0.10 254.2)

CSS Variable

--color: #5a86bc;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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Product Mockup

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CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.77

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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On black background

5.57

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#5a86bc#9e9ebc

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#5a86bc#7d77bc

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#5a86bc#5c6671

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SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#5a86bc#838383

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

72%

19%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

72%

Titanium white

Pigment

19%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Blue hue

450–495 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

22.9%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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