#5a739d

Color #5a739d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5a739d

RGB

rgb(90, 115, 157)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 27.1%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 42.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.7%, 26.8%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(48.09, 2.27, -25.55)

LCH

lch(48.09, 25.65, 275.08)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.0722, 260.51)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 35.3%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d845a

Analogous

#5a949d

#5a739d

#625a9d

Triadic

#5a739d

#9d5a73

#739d5a

Split-complementary

#5a739d

#9d625a

#949d5a

Tetradic

#5a739d

#845a9d

#9d845a

#739d5a

Square

#5a739d

#9d5a94

#9d845a

#5a9d62

Shades

Color #5a739d mixed toward black.

#4b6083

#3c4d69

#2d394e

#1e2634

#0f131a

Tints

Color #5a739d mixed toward white.

#748aaf

#90a1bf

#abb9cf

#c7d0df

#e3e8ef

Tones

Color #5a739d mixed toward gray.

#607497

#657692

#6b778c

#707987

#767a81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666694 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#646292 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#5b8d8b · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a739d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a739d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a739d (#5a739d) is rgb(90, 115, 157) in RGB.

No, #5a739d 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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