#5B669C
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #5B669C
#5B669C is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 40% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Cerulean (ΔE 16.4), with Cerulean the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9C915B (moss), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.49:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.49:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5B669C?
#5B669C is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 40% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5B669C?
Use white text. White on #5B669C has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5B669C?
Its complementary colour is #9C915B, and analogous partners are #5B879C and #715B9C.