#5381c9

Color #5381c9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.35 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5381c9

RGB

rgb(83, 129, 201)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 52.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 58.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.7%, 35.8%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(53.77, 6.08, -42.11)

LCH

lch(53.77, 42.55, 278.22)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.1214, 259.03)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 32.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c99b53

Analogous

#53bcc9

#5381c9

#6053c9

Triadic

#5381c9

#c95381

#81c953

Split-complementary

#5381c9

#c96053

#bcc953

Tetradic

#5381c9

#9b53c9

#c99b53

#81c953

Square

#5381c9

#c953bc

#c99b53

#53c960

Shades

Color #5381c9 mixed toward black.

#3969b4

#2d5490

#223f6c

#172a48

#0b1524

Tints

Color #5381c9 mixed toward white.

#7096d2

#8cabdb

#a9c0e4

#c6d5ed

#e2eaf6

Tones

Color #5381c9 mixed toward gray.

#5d83bf

#6785b5

#7188ac

#7a8aa2

#848c98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6abb · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#6764b7 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#56afac · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5381c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5381c9]

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

#5381c9 (#5381c9) is rgb(83, 129, 201) in RGB.

No, #5381c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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