#5b79a8

Color #5b79a8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b79a8

RGB

rgb(91, 121, 168)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 30.7%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 45.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.8%, 28%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(50.36, 2.23, -28.45)

LCH

lch(50.36, 28.54, 274.48)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0809, 259.18)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 35.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a88a5b

Analogous

#5ba0a8

#5b79a8

#635ba8

Triadic

#5b79a8

#a85b79

#79a85b

Split-complementary

#5b79a8

#a8635b

#a0a85b

Tetradic

#5b79a8

#8a5ba8

#a88a5b

#79a85b

Square

#5b79a8

#a85ba0

#a88a5b

#5ba863

Shades

Color #5b79a8 mixed toward black.

#4b658d

#3c5171

#2d3c55

#1e2838

#0f141c

Tints

Color #5b79a8 mixed toward white.

#768fb7

#92a6c5

#adbcd4

#c8d2e2

#e4e9f1

Tones

Color #5b79a8 mixed toward gray.

#617aa2

#687c9b

#6e7d95

#757f8e

#7b8088

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696a9e · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#68659c · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#5d9694 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 17.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b79a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b79a8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#5b79a8 (#5b79a8) is rgb(91, 121, 168) in RGB.

No, #5b79a8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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