#0a5bde

Color #0a5bde

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#0a5bde

RGB

rgb(10, 91, 222)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 91.4%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 95.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(95.5%, 59%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(42.49, 29.86, -72.32)

LCH

lch(42.49, 78.24, 292.44)

OKLCH

oklch(51.5%, 0.2122, 260.86)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 3.9%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de8d0a

Analogous

#0ac5de

#0a5bde

#230ade

Triadic

#0a5bde

#de0a5b

#5bde0a

Split-complementary

#0a5bde

#de230a

#c5de0a

Tetradic

#0a5bde

#8d0ade

#de8d0a

#5bde0a

Square

#0a5bde

#de0ac5

#de8d0a

#0ade23

Shades

Color #0a5bde mixed toward black.

#084cb9

#073d94

#052d6f

#031e4a

#020f25

Tints

Color #0a5bde mixed toward white.

#2172f5

#4e8ef7

#7aaaf9

#a6c7fb

#d3e3fd

Tones

Color #0a5bde mixed toward gray.

#1c5fcc

#2d63bb

#3f67a9

#516c97

#627086

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.56:1

White text reads better on this background (5.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3ec8 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#3933c3 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#16b5b0 · ΔE 42.6

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 28.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #0a5bde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#0a5bde]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#0a5bde (#0a5bde) is rgb(10, 91, 222) in RGB.

No, #0a5bde is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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