#5686B4 Hex Color

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Color Name

Steel Blue*

Hex Color Code

#5686B4

RGB Color Code

RGB(86, 134, 180)

CMYK Values*

52.2%, 25.6%, 0.0%, 29.4%

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#5686B4 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 5686B4?

The RGB color code for color number #5686B4 is RGB(86, 134, 180). In the RGB color model, #5686B4 has a red value of 86, a green value of 134, and a blue value of 180. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 52.2% cyan, 25.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 29.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 209.4° (degrees), 38.5 % saturation, and 52.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #5686B4 has a hue of 209.4° (degrees), 52.2 % saturation and 70.6 % brightness/value.

Color 5686B4 is cool or warm?

Color 5686B4 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #5686B4? (For interior and product design)

5686B4 has an LRV of nearly 22. 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

#5686B4

LRV 22

Light Color

Compare LRV 22 of #5686B4 with dark and light color

Is #5686B4 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 5686B4 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 #5686B4 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #5686B4

Hex triplet: #5686B4
Red: 56
Green: 86
Blue: B4

RGBA / RGB rgb(86, 134, 180)

Red: 86 (33.7%)
Green: 134 (52.5%)
Blue: 180 (70.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 52.22%
Magenta: 25.56%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 29.41%

HSL hsl(209.36deg, 38.5 %, 52.2 %)

Hue: 209.36°
Saturation: 38.52 %
Lightness: 52.16 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 209.36°
Saturation: 52.22 %
Brightness / Value: 70.59 %

RYB ryb(44, 66, 119)

Red: 44 (17.4%)
Yellow: 66 (26.0%)
Blue: 119 (46.9%)

HWB

Hue: 209.36°
Whiteness: 33.73 %
Blackness: 29.41 %

CMY

Cyan: 66.27%
Magenta: 47.45%
Yellow: 29.41%

XYZ

X: 20.6
Y: 22.32
Z: 46.4

YXY

Y1: 22.32
X: 0.23
Y2: 0.25

CIE-Lab

L: 54.37
A: -2.97
B: -29.18

CIE-Lch

L: 54.37
C: 29.33
H: 264.19

CIE-Luv

L: 54.37
U: -22.09
V: -43.95

Hunter-Lab

L: 47.25
A: -4.86
B: -25.16

Other

LRV: ~ 22.3 %
Munsell Color System: 1.1PB 5.3/6.5

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 #5686B4

These are the named colors closest to hex 5686B4, 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

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#6082B6 Color Glaucous

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#5D8AA8 Color Air Force Blue (RAF)

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#2887C8 Color Green Blue

95.20% match | ΔE 4.80

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 5686B4.

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

98.63% match | ΔE 1.37

#5085C3 Color PANTONE 17-4041 TCX - Marina

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

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

97.70% match | ΔE 2.30

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

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 5686B4.

#5E8AB4 Color PANTONE 646 C

98.29% match | ΔE 1.71

#5C82A5 Color PANTONE 2158 C

97.20% match | ΔE 2.80

#3E87CB Color PANTONE 2143 C

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#4B82A8 Color PANTONE 2149 C

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 5686B4.

#507CA0 Color RAL 260 50 25 - Biedermeier Blue

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#3E7DAA Color RAL 260 50 30 - Beijing Blue

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#5A7AA2 Color RAL 270 50 25 - Cocktail Blue

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

#4E78A9 Color RAL 270 50 30 - Sage Blossom Blue

94.71% match | ΔE 5.29

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 5686B4.

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

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

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

93.38% match | ΔE 6.62

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 5686B4.

#637D96 Color RAL 5014 - Pigeon Blue

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

92.06% match | ΔE 7.94

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 5686B4.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

92.15% match | ΔE 7.85

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

#5A87C5 Color IBM Blue

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

Paint color for Hex #5686B4

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 5686B4 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 5686B4 once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color 5686B4 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #5686B4 to Valspar

#5287B9 Color Picasso (8001-44E)

99.10% match | ΔE 0.90

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

97.44% match | ΔE 2.56

#498BB8 Color Blueberry Festival (V072-5)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

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

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

PPG Paints

Hex color 5686B4 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #5686B4 to PPG Paints

#5488C0 Color Blueberry Popover (PPG1244-5)

98.26% match | ΔE 1.74

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

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#5D84B1 Color Shrinking Violet (PPG1162-5)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#3C85BE Color King Triton (PPG1242-5)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

Behr

Hex color 5686B4 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #5686B4 to Behr

#4E89BE Color Boat House (P520-5)

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#588BB4 Color Alpha Blue (M520-5)

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#5D83B3 Color Neon Blue (PPU15-06)

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

#6389C6 Color Integrity (P530-5)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 5686B4 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #5686B4 to Sherwin Williams

#6487B0 Color Perfect Periwinkle (SW 9065)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#6B8CA9 Color Scanda (SW 6529)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#6A8AA4 Color Sporty Blue (SW 6522)

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#7498BE Color Lobelia (SW 6809)

93.07% match | ΔE 6.93

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 5686B4 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #5686B4 to Dunn-Edwards

#4A87CB Color Safe Harbor (DE 5865)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#5588AB Color Blueberry Muffin (DE 5851)

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

#3D87BB Color Walker Lake (DE 5858)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#698EB3 Color Genteel Blue (DET 589)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 5686B4 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #5686B4 to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)

87.60% match | ΔE 12.40

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

87.00% match | ΔE 13.00

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 5686B4 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #5686B4 to Benjamin Moore

#5F8EC2 Color Waterloo (CSP-555)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#5E8FB6 Color Lazy Sunday (803)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#6289C6 Color Blue Lapis (2067-40)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#6B8DB3 Color Blue Dragon (810)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#5686B4 color palettes and scheme combination

23394E

325372

426C95

5686B4

799FC4

9DB9D3

C0D2E3

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.

56B484

56B4B3

5686B4

5657B4

8456B4

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.

5686B4

B45686

86B456

Triadic Color Palette

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

5686B4

B356B4

B48456

57B456

Tetradic Color Palette

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

5686B4

6692BB

779EC3

88AACA

99B6D2

AAC2D9

BBCEE1

CCDAE8

DDE6F0

EEF2F7

FFFFFF

Steel Blue* - #5686B4 Tints

5686B4

4D78A2

446B90

3C5D7E

33506C

2B435A

223547

192836

111A24

080D12

000000

Steel Blue* - #5686B4 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#5686B4

Steel Blue*

#B48456

Tan Brown*

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 #5686B4?

Color that best contrast with #5686B4 is #B48456, color name is Tan Brown*. 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.