#5b7899

Color #5b7899

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b7899

RGB

rgb(91, 120, 153)

HSL

hsl(211.9, 25.4%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.9, 40.5%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(49.44, -1.6, -21.12)

LCH

lch(49.44, 21.18, 265.67)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.0615, 252.1)

HWB

hwb(211.9, 35.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#997c5b

Analogous

#5b9799

#5b7899

#5d5b99

Triadic

#5b7899

#995b78

#78995b

Split-complementary

#5b7899

#995d5b

#97995b

Tetradic

#5b7899

#7c5b99

#997c5b

#78995b

Square

#5b7899

#995b97

#997c5b

#5b995d

Shades

Color #5b7899 mixed toward black.

#4c647f

#3d5066

#2d3c4c

#1e2833

#0f1419

Tints

Color #5b7899 mixed toward white.

#748eac

#90a5bd

#acbbcd

#c7d2de

#e3e8ee

Tones

Color #5b7899 mixed toward gray.

#607894

#65798f

#6a7989

#707984

#757a7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696992 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#676590 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#5d8c8b · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b7899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b7899]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5b7899 (#5b7899) is rgb(91, 120, 153) in RGB.

No, #5b7899 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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