Color #5E7AA5 Color / Colour Code #5E7AA5
This page shows the hex color code for color #5e7aa5 (#5E7AA5). The colour is a blue tone with 28% saturation and 51% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #5E7AA5 against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#5E7AA5 paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 186, 216, and 246 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 216, 336, and 96 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #5E7AA5
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 216 and saturation at 28%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 216 to 261 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 216 with its complement at 36 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #5E7AA5
Lightness variations at hue 216 and 28% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #5E7AA5
Design Use Cases for #5E7AA5
Muted Accent Color
With 28% saturation, #5E7AA5 has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Soft Accent & Highlight
With 51% lightness, #5E7AA5 has a softer, more approachable quality. It works well for hover states, subtle highlights, progress indicators, and secondary UI elements. This lightness range is particularly effective for tag backgrounds and status indicators.
Trust & Professional Identity
#5E7AA5 sits in the blue range (hue 216). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #5E7AA5 (hue 216) to its complement at hue 36. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 246. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e7aa5, #a5895f);
CSS Code for #5E7AA5
Similar Colors
Colors visually similar to #5E7AA5 based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
Use This Color in Design Tools
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About Color #5E7AA5 (#5E7AA5)
#5E7AA5 is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 94 red, 122 green, and 165 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 216 degrees with 28% saturation and 51% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #5E7AA5 is 119/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow, and 35% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #5E7AA5 against white is 4.37:1 and against black is 4.80:1. This only passes AA for large text (18pt+) on white. For normal body text on white, darken the color or use it on a dark background where it achieves 4.80:1.
The complementary colour #A5895F creates maximum visual tension when paired with #5E7AA5. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #5F9EA5 and #665FA5, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #5E7AA5
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #5E7AA5?
- #5E7AA5 is Color #5E7AA5, a blue color (colour) with RGB(94, 122, 165), HSL(216, 28%, 51%), and CMYK(43%, 26%, 0%, 35%). Its perceived brightness is 119/255.
- Is #5E7AA5 accessible for text?
- Against white, #5E7AA5 has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 4.80:1 (passes AA). It passes AA for large text (18pt+) on white. Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #5E7AA5?
- The complementary colour is #A5895F (hue 36). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #5F9EA5 and #665FA5. The triadic palette adds #A55F7B and #7BA55F for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #5E7AA5 in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #5e7aa5; or rgb(94, 122, 165); or hsl(216, 28%, 51%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 216 28% 51%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.