#5b78aa

Color #5b78aa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5b78aa

RGB

rgb(91, 120, 170)

HSL

hsl(218, 31.7%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 46.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.5%, 29.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(50.17, 3.44, -29.92)

LCH

lch(50.17, 30.12, 276.56)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.0848, 260.98)

HWB

hwb(218, 35.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa8d5b

Analogous

#5b9faa

#5b78aa

#665baa

Triadic

#5b78aa

#aa5b78

#78aa5b

Split-complementary

#5b78aa

#aa665b

#9faa5b

Tetradic

#5b78aa

#8d5baa

#aa8d5b

#78aa5b

Square

#5b78aa

#aa5b9f

#aa8d5b

#5baa66

Shades

Color #5b78aa mixed toward black.

#4a648f

#3b5073

#2d3c56

#1e2839

#0f141d

Tints

Color #5b78aa mixed toward white.

#768fb8

#92a5c6

#adbcd5

#c8d2e3

#e4e9f1

Tones

Color #5b78aa mixed toward gray.

#627aa3

#687c9d

#6f7d96

#757f90

#7c8189

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6969a0 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#67659d · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#5d9795 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b78aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b78aa]

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

#5b78aa (#5b78aa) is rgb(91, 120, 170) in RGB.

No, #5b78aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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