#5a85b1

Color #5a85b1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5a85b1

RGB

rgb(90, 133, 177)

HSL

hsl(210.3, 35.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.3, 49.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.2%, 24.9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(54.16, -2.36, -27.77)

LCH

lch(54.16, 27.87, 265.14)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.0825, 249.87)

HWB

hwb(210.3, 35.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1865a

Analogous

#5ab1b1

#5a85b1

#5b5ab1

Triadic

#5a85b1

#b15a85

#85b15a

Split-complementary

#5a85b1

#b15b5a

#b1b15a

Tetradic

#5a85b1

#865ab1

#b1865a

#85b15a

Square

#5a85b1

#b15ab1

#b1865a

#5ab15b

Shades

Color #5a85b1 mixed toward black.

#476f97

#395979

#2b435b

#1d2c3c

#0e161e

Tints

Color #5a85b1 mixed toward white.

#7699be

#91aecb

#adc2d8

#c8d6e5

#e4ebf2

Tones

Color #5a85b1 mixed toward gray.

#6185aa

#6985a3

#70859b

#778594

#7e868d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70a8 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#6d69a5 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#5da09e · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a85b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a85b1]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#5a85b1 (#5a85b1) is rgb(90, 133, 177) in RGB.

No, #5a85b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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