#5281cc

Color #5281cc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5281cc

RGB

rgb(82, 129, 204)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 54.5%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 59.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.8%, 36.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(53.87, 6.88, -43.65)

LCH

lch(53.87, 44.19, 278.96)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1259, 259.38)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 32.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc9d52

Analogous

#52becc

#5281cc

#6052cc

Triadic

#5281cc

#cc5281

#81cc52

Split-complementary

#5281cc

#cc6052

#becc52

Tetradic

#5281cc

#9d52cc

#cc9d52

#81cc52

Square

#5281cc

#cc52be

#cc9d52

#52cc60

Shades

Color #5281cc mixed toward black.

#3668b8

#2b5393

#213f6f

#162a4a

#0b1525

Tints

Color #5281cc mixed toward white.

#6f96d5

#8cabdd

#a9c0e6

#c5d5ee

#e2eaf7

Tones

Color #5281cc mixed toward gray.

#5c83c2

#6686b8

#7188ae

#7b8aa3

#858d99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6abd · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#6763ba · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#55b1ae · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5281cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5281cc]

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

#5281cc (#5281cc) is rgb(82, 129, 204) in RGB.

No, #5281cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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