Exploring the Color #5762C6

#5762C6 sits at 234° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 49% saturation and 56% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 87, 98, 198 produces a 5.29:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #5762C6 is a close cousin of CSS slate blue — about 22 units away from #6A5ACD. Designers reach for blue 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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