#5b7495

Color #5b7495

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b7495

RGB

rgb(91, 116, 149)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 24.2%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 38.9%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.9%, 22.1%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(48.11, -0.37, -20.81)

LCH

lch(48.11, 20.81, 268.98)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.0595, 255.5)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 35.7%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#957c5b

Analogous

#5b9195

#5b7495

#5f5b95

Triadic

#5b7495

#955b74

#74955b

Split-complementary

#5b7495

#955f5b

#91955b

Tetradic

#5b7495

#7c5b95

#957c5b

#74955b

Square

#5b7495

#955b91

#957c5b

#5b955f

Shades

Color #5b7495 mixed toward black.

#4c617c

#3d4d63

#2e3a4b

#1e2732

#0f1319

Tints

Color #5b7495 mixed toward white.

#738baa

#8fa2bb

#abb9cc

#c7d1dd

#e3e8ee

Tones

Color #5b7495 mixed toward gray.

#607590

#65758b

#6a7687

#6e7782

#73777d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.38:1

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

#67678e · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#65638c · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#5c8887 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b7495;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b7495]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b7495 (#5b7495) is rgb(91, 116, 149) in RGB.

No, #5b7495 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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