Exploring the Color #5D96BE

#5D96BE sits at 205° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 43% saturation and 55% 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 93, 150, 190 produces a 6.57:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #5D96BE is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 32 units away from #4682B4. 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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