Silver Lake Blue (#5D89BA)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.65:1 — vs black: 5.75:1

Color values

  • HEX #5D89BA
  • RGB rgb(93, 137, 186)
  • HSL hsl(211, 50%, 72%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 50, 26.34, 0, 27.06 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5D89BA based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Silver Lake Blue
#5D89BA Base
#BA8E5D
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Silver Lake Blue
#5D89BA Base
#5DB7BA
#605DBA
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Silver Lake Blue
#5D89BA Base
#BA5D89
#89BA5D
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Silver Lake Blue
#5D89BA Base
#BA605D
#B7BA5D
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Silver Lake Blue
#5D89BA Base
#BA5DB7
#BA8E5D
#5DBA60
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Silver Lake Blue
#5D89BA Base
#263E58
#3C638E
#4775A7
#7A9EC6
#93B0D1
#C8D7E8
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Silver Lake Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#080C12
#172535
#263E59
#35577D
#4470A0
Silver Lake Blue #5D89BA Base
#7A9EC6
#97B3D3
#B3C8DF
#D0DDEB
#EDF2F7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #5D89BA. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #5D89BA;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #5D89BA;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #5D89BA;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #5D89BA,
        #DCBC97
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #5D89BA,
        #DCBC97
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$silver-lake-blue: #5D89BA;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$silver-lake-blue-r: 93;
$silver-lake-blue-g: 137;
$silver-lake-blue-b: 186;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $silver-lake-blue;
    color: rgba($silver-lake-blue-r, $silver-lake-blue-g, $silver-lake-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Silver Lake Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #5D89BA How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7E7EBB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #8585BA Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4F9090 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #868686 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Silver Lake Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Silver Lake Blue #5D89BA Base
Cyan Azure #4E82B4 ΔE 3.20
Glaucous #6082B6 ΔE 3.22
Cyan-blue Azure #4682BF ΔE 3.63
Steel Blue #4682B4 ΔE 4.22

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.