#5688BB Hex Color

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Color Name

Steel Blue*

Hex Color Code

#5688BB

RGB Color Code

RGB(86, 136, 187)

CMYK Values*

54.0%, 27.3%, 0.0%, 26.7%

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#5688BB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 5688BB?

The RGB color code for color number #5688BB is RGB(86, 136, 187). In the RGB color model, #5688BB has a red value of 86, a green value of 136, and a blue value of 187. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 54.0% cyan, 27.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 210.3° (degrees), 42.6 % saturation, and 53.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #5688BB has a hue of 210.3° (degrees), 54.0 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color 5688BB is cool or warm?

Color 5688BB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #5688BB? (For interior and product design)

5688BB has an LRV of nearly 23.2. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#5688BB

LRV 23.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 23.2 of #5688BB with dark and light color

Is #5688BB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 5688BB meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #5688BB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #5688BB

Hex triplet: #5688BB
Red: 56
Green: 88
Blue: BB

RGBA / RGB rgb(86, 136, 187)

Red: 86 (33.7%)
Green: 136 (53.3%)
Blue: 187 (73.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 54.01%
Magenta: 27.27%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(210.3deg, 42.6 %, 53.5 %)

Hue: 210.3°
Saturation: 42.62 %
Lightness: 53.53 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 210.3°
Saturation: 54.01 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(41, 61, 118)

Red: 41 (16.0%)
Yellow: 61 (23.8%)
Blue: 118 (46.3%)

HWB

Hue: 210.3°
Whiteness: 33.73 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 66.27%
Magenta: 46.67%
Yellow: 26.67%

XYZ

X: 21.61
Y: 23.17
Z: 50.35

YXY

Y1: 23.17
X: 0.23
Y2: 0.24

CIE-Lab

L: 55.25
A: -1.94
B: -31.81

CIE-Lch

L: 55.25
C: 31.87
H: 266.51

CIE-Luv

L: 55.25
U: -22.76
V: -48.45

Hunter-Lab

L: 48.14
A: -4.11
B: -28.31

Other

LRV: ~ 23.2 %
Munsell Color System: 1.8PB 5.4/7

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #5688BB

These are the named colors closest to hex 5688BB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#4682B4 Color Steel Blue

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#6082B6 Color Glaucous

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#2887C8 Color Green Blue

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#318CE7 Color Bleu de France

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 5688BB.

#5D89B4 Color PANTONE 17-4032 TCX - Lichen Blue

98.56% match | ΔE 1.44

#5085C3 Color PANTONE 17-4041 TCX - Marina

98.37% match | ΔE 1.63

#618BB9 Color PANTONE 17-4030 TCX - Silver Lake Blue

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

#5580AD Color PANTONE 17-4033 TCX - Pacific Coast

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 5688BB.

#5E8AB4 Color PANTONE 646 C

98.29% match | ΔE 1.71

#3E87CB Color PANTONE 2143 C

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#5C82A5 Color PANTONE 2158 C

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#6787B7 Color PANTONE 7682 C

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 5688BB.

#5F93CC Color RAL 270 60 35 - Butterfly Blue

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#6B94C5 Color RAL 270 60 30 - Eyeshadow Blue

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#5E96C3 Color RAL 260 60 30 - Blueberry Soft Blue

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

#6A96BA Color RAL 260 60 25 - Lupine Blue

94.45% match | ΔE 5.55

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 5688BB.

#6D88A0 Color BS 20-C-37 - Viking

93.39% match | ΔE 6.61

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

92.63% match | ΔE 7.37

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 5688BB.

#637D96 Color RAL 5014 - Pigeon Blue

92.56% match | ΔE 7.44

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#5A87C5 Color IBM Blue

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

Paint color for Hex #5688BB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 5688BB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 5688BB once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color 5688BB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #5688BB to PPG Paints

#5488C0 Color Blueberry Popover (PPG1244-5)

99.31% match | ΔE 0.69

#5D84B1 Color Shrinking Violet (PPG1162-5)

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#4F84AF Color Ship's Harbor (PPG1161-5)

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#518FD1 Color Blue Dart (PPG1243-5)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

Valspar

Hex color 5688BB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #5688BB to Valspar

#5287B9 Color Picasso (8001-44E)

99.15% match | ΔE 0.85

#5985C0 Color Cobalt Glow (8001-45F)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#498BB8 Color Blueberry Festival (V072-5)

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#3780B9 Color Pat-a-Pep (8001-43F)

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

Behr

Hex color 5688BB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #5688BB to Behr

#4E89BE Color Boat House (P520-5)

98.54% match | ΔE 1.46

#588BB4 Color Alpha Blue (M520-5)

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#5D83B3 Color Neon Blue (PPU15-06)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#5C92C5 Color Come Sail Away (MQ4-26)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 5688BB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #5688BB to Dunn-Edwards

#4A87CB Color Safe Harbor (DE 5865)

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#698EB3 Color Genteel Blue (DET 589)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#3D87BB Color Walker Lake (DE 5858)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#5588AB Color Blueberry Muffin (DE 5851)

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 5688BB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #5688BB to Benjamin Moore

#5F8EC2 Color Waterloo (CSP-555)

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#6289C6 Color Blue Lapis (2067-40)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#5E8FB6 Color Lazy Sunday (803)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#6B8DB3 Color Blue Dragon (810)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 5688BB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #5688BB to Sherwin Williams

#6487B0 Color Perfect Periwinkle (SW 9065)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#6B8CA9 Color Scanda (SW 6529)

94.89% match | ΔE 5.11

#6A8AA4 Color Sporty Blue (SW 6522)

94.18% match | ΔE 5.82

#7498BE Color Lobelia (SW 6809)

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 5688BB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #5688BB to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)

87.02% match | ΔE 12.98

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

86.28% match | ΔE 13.72

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#5688BB color palettes and scheme combination

223C56

31557A

406F9E

5688BB

7AA2CA

9FBBD8

C3D5E7

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

56BB89

56BABB

5688BB

5656BB

8956BB

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

5688BB

BB5688

88BB56

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

5688BB

BB56BB

BB8956

56BB57

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

5688BB

6693C1

779FC8

88ABCF

99B7D6

AAC3DD

BBCFE3

CCDBEA

DDE7F1

EEF3F8

FFFFFF

Steel Blue* - #5688BB Tints

5688BB

4D7AA8

446C95

3C5F82

335170

2B445D

22364A

192838

111B25

080D12

000000

Steel Blue* - #5688BB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#5688BB

Steel Blue*

#BB8956

Peru*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #5688BB?

Color that best contrast with #5688BB is #BB8956, color name is Peru*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.