#5E69A2
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #5E69A2
#5E69A2 is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 41% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Denim (ΔE 16.5), with Denim the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A2975E (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 5.23:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.23:1).
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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 #5E69A2?
#5E69A2 is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 41% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5E69A2?
Use white text. White on #5E69A2 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5E69A2?
Its complementary colour is #A2975E, and analogous partners are #5E8BA2 and #755EA2.