Palettes / Colors / #5DA7CD

#5DA7CD — Muted Blue

#5DA7CD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#5DA7CD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD815B; it also sits naturally between #5BCDBA and #5B6ECD. 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 65% · Blue 80%

Cyan 55% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5DA7CD

.text { color: #5DA7CD; }
.background { background-color: #5DA7CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5DA7CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(93, 167, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 53%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5DA7CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(93, 167, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5DA7CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(93, 167, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5DA7CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5DA7CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5DA7CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD815B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5DA7CD: #000000.

How #5DA7CD 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 #5DA7CD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5DA7CD 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

← #5DA7CC  ·  #5DA7CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5DA7CD?

#5DA7CD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 93, 167, 205). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5DA7CD?

#5DA7CD is RGB 93, 167, 205 — HSL 200°, 53%, 58% — CMYK 55%, 19%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #5DA7CD?

Its complement is #CD815B; analogous partners are #5BCDBA and #5B6ECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5DA7CD for text?

Black text on #5DA7CD has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.67:1.