What color is #5C93B9?

#5C93B9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Canadian Tuxedo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C93B9?

The RGB value is 92, 147, 185: 92 red, 147 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C93B9?

The complementary color is #B9825C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C93B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C93B9 color

#5C93B9 rgb(92, 147, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C93B9 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 57.6% green and 72.5% blue (92, 147, 185).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 40% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Tuxedo (#579ACA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#5C93B9 color codes

HEX	`#5C93B9`
RGB	`rgb(92, 147, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 57.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 40%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 50%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, -7.47, -25.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 26.46, 253.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.601, 26.644, 49.789)`
Decimal	`6067129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C93B9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5C93B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C93B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5C93B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c93b9; }
.text { color: #5c93b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c93b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 147 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c93b9, #5c65b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C93B9?: #5C93B9 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Canadian Tuxedo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C93B9?: The RGB value is 92, 147, 185: 92 red, 147 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C93B9?: The complementary color is #B9825C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C93B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.