#5385c8

Color #5385c8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5385c8

RGB

rgb(83, 133, 200)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 51.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 58.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(54.85, 3.36, -39.84)

LCH

lch(54.85, 39.98, 274.82)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.116, 256.18)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 32.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c89653

Analogous

#53bfc8

#5385c8

#5c53c8

Triadic

#5385c8

#c85385

#85c853

Split-complementary

#5385c8

#c85c53

#bfc853

Tetradic

#5385c8

#9653c8

#c89653

#85c853

Square

#5385c8

#c853bf

#c89653

#53c85c

Shades

Color #5385c8 mixed toward black.

#396db3

#2e578f

#22416b

#172c47

#0b1624

Tints

Color #5385c8 mixed toward white.

#7099d1

#8caeda

#a9c2e3

#c6d6ed

#e2ebf6

Tones

Color #5385c8 mixed toward gray.

#5d86be

#6788b4

#7089ab

#7a8ba1

#848c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6dbb · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#6965b7 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#56afac · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5385c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5385c8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5385c8 (#5385c8) is rgb(83, 133, 200) in RGB.

No, #5385c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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