Palettes / Colors / #5B60FE

#5B60FE — Light Vivid Blue

#5B60FE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #5B60FE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5B60FE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEF95D; it also sits naturally between #5DB3FE and #A85DFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 36% · Green 38% · Blue 100%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5B60FE

.text { color: #5B60FE; }
.background { background-color: #5B60FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5B60FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 96, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 99%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5B60FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 96, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5B60FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 96, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5B60FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5B60FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEF95D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5B60FE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5B60FE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5B60FE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5B60FE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5B60FE?

#5B60FE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 91, 96, 254). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5B60FE?

#5B60FE is RGB 91, 96, 254 — HSL 238°, 99%, 68% — CMYK 64%, 62%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #5B60FE?

Its complement is #FEF95D; analogous partners are #5DB3FE and #A85DFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5B60FE for text?

White text on #5B60FE has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.55:1.