#5a749f

Color #5a749f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5a749f

RGB

rgb(90, 116, 159)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 27.7%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 43.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.4%, 27%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(48.47, 2.26, -26.14)

LCH

lch(48.47, 26.24, 274.94)

OKLCH

oklch(55.6%, 0.074, 260.19)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 35.3%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f855a

Analogous

#5a969f

#5a749f

#625a9f

Triadic

#5a749f

#9f5a74

#749f5a

Split-complementary

#5a749f

#9f625a

#969f5a

Tetradic

#5a749f

#855a9f

#9f855a

#749f5a

Square

#5a749f

#9f5a96

#9f855a

#5a9f62

Shades

Color #5a749f mixed toward black.

#4b6184

#3c4d6a

#2d3a4f

#1e2735

#0f131a

Tints

Color #5a749f mixed toward white.

#748bb0

#90a2c0

#acb9d0

#c7d1e0

#e3e8ef

Tones

Color #5a749f mixed toward gray.

#607599

#657793

#6b788e

#717a88

#777b82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.43:1

White text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666696 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#656394 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#5c8e8d · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a749f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a749f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a749f (#5a749f) is rgb(90, 116, 159) in RGB.

No, #5a749f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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