Exploring the Color #5689E0

#5689E0 sits at 218° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 69% saturation and 61% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 86, 137, 224 produces a 6.05:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #5689E0 is a clear variant of CSS royal blue — about 38 units away from #4169E1. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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