Color

#5A6C8A

Muted cool blue. Nearest reference color: Dark electric blue.

RGB

0–255

108

138

CMYK

0–100%

34.78%

21.74%

45.88%

RGB describes how #5A6C8A is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 90, green 108 and blue 138.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 34.78%, magenta 21.74%, yellow 0% and black 45.88%.

HSL values

H 217.5° S 21.05% L 44.71%

In the HSL color model, #5A6C8A has a hue of 217.5°, 21.05% saturation and 44.71% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#5A6C8A is a medium, cool blue with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #5A6C8A in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #5A6C8A

RGB rgb(90, 108, 138)

HSL hsl(217.5 21.05% 44.71%)

OKLCH oklch(0.528352 0.052263 260.5163)

CSS --color: #5A6C8A;

Tints of #5A6C8A

Tints are lighter variations of #5A6C8A. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E6EFFF #B9CDEF #98ACCC #788BAB #5A6C8A

Shades of #5A6C8A

Shades are darker variations of #5A6C8A. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#5A6C8A #3E4F6C #24344F #0C1A33 #000419

Tones of #5A6C8A

Tones reduce the chroma of #5A6C8A, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#5A6C8A #5E6C84 #616C7D #656C77 #696B70

Tonal range of #5A6C8A

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #5A6C8A between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E6EFFF #B9CDEF #98ACCC #788BAB #5A6C8A #3E4F6C #24344F #0C1A33 #000419

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E6EFFF;
    --color-200: #B9CDEF;
    --color-300: #98ACCC;
    --color-400: #788BAB;
    --color-500: #5A6C8A;
    --color-600: #3E4F6C;
    --color-700: #24344F;
    --color-800: #0C1A33;
    --color-900: #000419;
}

Colors that go with #5A6C8A

Color harmonies for #5A6C8A are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#5A6C8A #7B6848

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#4B7184 #5A6C8A #6B6688

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#5A6C8A #875F5E #5B7356

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#5A6C8A #846350 #6D6E4B

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#5A6C8A #835F6F #7B6848 #4C7567

CSS gradients with #5A6C8A

These gradients show how #5A6C8A moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#5A6C8A #818FA7 #A9B3C4 #D3D8E1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #5A6C8A, #818FA7, #A9B3C4, #D3D8E1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#5A6C8A #3B475C #1E2532 #05080D #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #5A6C8A, #3B475C, #1E2532, #05080D, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#5A6C8A #726484 #835F6F #866157 #7B6848

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #5A6C8A, #726484, #835F6F, #866157, #7B6848);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #5A6C8A. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.32:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.95:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1473 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #5A6C8A as the background.

background-color: #5A6C8A;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #5A6C8A in design

See how #5A6C8A works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#5A6C8A used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #5A6C8A to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#B9CDEF

#5A6C8A

#0C1A33

Colors similar to #5A6C8A

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #5A6C8A, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#7184A3 #445572 #4E6B9E #666C76 #556E89 #606A8A #607A95 #555F7E

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #5A6C8A may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #626E8B Deuteranopia #5D6989 Tritanopia #4C7276

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #5A6C8A can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 14.1651
Y: 14.7332
Z: 26.1373

CIELAB

L*: 45.2665
a*: 1.0124
b*: -18.6658

OKLab

L: 0.528352
a: -0.008611
b: -0.051548

OKLCH

L: 0.528352
C: 0.052263
H: 260.5163°