#5b789d

Color #5b789d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b789d

RGB

rgb(91, 120, 157)

HSL

hsl(213.6, 26.6%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.6, 42%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 23.6%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(49.61, -0.44, -23.21)

LCH

lch(49.61, 23.21, 268.91)

OKLCH

oklch(56.5%, 0.0668, 254.82)

HWB

hwb(213.6, 35.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d805b

Analogous

#5b999d

#5b789d

#5f5b9d

Triadic

#5b789d

#9d5b78

#789d5b

Split-complementary

#5b789d

#9d5f5b

#999d5b

Tetradic

#5b789d

#805b9d

#9d805b

#789d5b

Square

#5b789d

#9d5b99

#9d805b

#5b9d5f

Shades

Color #5b789d mixed toward black.

#4c6483

#3d5069

#2d3c4e

#1e2834

#0f141a

Tints

Color #5b789d mixed toward white.

#758eaf

#90a5bf

#acbbcf

#c8d2df

#e3e8ef

Tones

Color #5b789d mixed toward gray.

#607997

#667992

#6b7a8c

#717b87

#767b81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696995 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#676593 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#5d8e8d · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b789d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b789d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b789d (#5b789d) is rgb(91, 120, 157) in RGB.

No, #5b789d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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