#5a8bdf

Color #5a8bdf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5a8bdf

RGB

rgb(90, 139, 223)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 67.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 59.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(58, 8.74, -47.77)

LCH

lch(58, 48.56, 280.37)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1375, 260.58)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 35.3%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfae5a

Analogous

#5acedf

#5a8bdf

#6c5adf

Triadic

#5a8bdf

#df5a8b

#8bdf5a

Split-complementary

#5a8bdf

#df6c5a

#cedf5a

Tetradic

#5a8bdf

#ae5adf

#dfae5a

#8bdf5a

Square

#5a8bdf

#df5ace

#dfae5a

#5adf6c

Shades

Color #5a8bdf mixed toward black.

#2e6cd7

#2256af

#194083

#112b57

#08152c

Tints

Color #5a8bdf mixed toward white.

#769ee4

#91b2ea

#adc5ef

#c8d8f4

#e4ecfa

Tones

Color #5a8bdf mixed toward gray.

#658ed4

#7091c9

#7b94be

#8697b3

#919aa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7273cf · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#706ccb · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#5dc0bd · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a8bdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a8bdf]

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

#5a8bdf (#5a8bdf) is rgb(90, 139, 223) in RGB.

No, #5a8bdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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