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Closest to Steel Blue

#5684AE

Color conversions

Reference values for common CSS, design, and accessibility formats.

FormatValueCopy
HEX5684AE
HEX with ##5684AE
RGBrgb(86, 132, 174)
RGBArgba(86, 132, 174, 1)
HSLhsl(208.64 35.2% 50.98%)
HSLAhsla(208.64, 35.2%, 50.98%, 1)
HSVhsv(208.64, 50.57%, 68.24%)
CMYKcmyk(50.57%, 24.14%, 0%, 31.76%)
OKLCHoklch(59.75% 0.0819 247.15)

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White text

3.96:1

AA large

Black text

5.31:1

AA normal

Reference notes

#5684AE is a balanced, soft blue color closest to Steel Blue. The color has RGB channels of 86, 132, and 174; in HSL terms, it is centered near 209 degrees with 35% saturation and 51% lightness. In a design system, this cool reading is a useful shortcut for deciding whether the color should act as a primary accent, a supporting surface, or a quiet divider. The safest usage pattern is to test it against both light and dark surfaces, then reserve the weaker text pairing for decoration rather than essential labels. If the color feels too forceful at full strength, the lighter, darker, and desaturated variants usually provide a calmer path for production UI. For editorial or product interfaces, reserve the most saturated use for accents and repeat softer variants in borders, labels, or background fills. This makes it useful for backgrounds, supporting UI surfaces, editorial layouts, and restrained visual systems. In CSS systems, define it as a custom property first so variations, shadows, and gradients can stay consistent.