#5a8ecc

Color #5a8ecc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5a8ecc

RGB

rgb(90, 142, 204)

HSL

hsl(212.6, 52.8%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.6, 55.9%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.9%, 30.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(57.92, 0.81, -37.25)

LCH

lch(57.92, 37.26, 271.25)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.1093, 253.69)

HWB

hwb(212.6, 35.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc985a

Analogous

#5ac7cc

#5a8ecc

#5f5acc

Triadic

#5a8ecc

#cc5a8e

#8ecc5a

Split-complementary

#5a8ecc

#cc5f5a

#c7cc5a

Tetradic

#5a8ecc

#985acc

#cc985a

#8ecc5a

Square

#5a8ecc

#cc5ac7

#cc985a

#5acc5f

Shades

Color #5a8ecc mixed toward black.

#3a75bb

#2e5d96

#234670

#172f4b

#0c1725

Tints

Color #5a8ecc mixed toward white.

#75a1d4

#91b4dd

#acc6e5

#c8d9ee

#e3ecf6

Tones

Color #5a8ecc mixed toward gray.

#638fc2

#6d90b9

#7690af

#8091a6

#89929c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7475bf · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#716dbc · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#5db5b2 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a8ecc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a8ecc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5a8ecc (#5a8ecc) is rgb(90, 142, 204) in RGB.

No, #5a8ecc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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