#5b7cc5

Color #5b7cc5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b7cc5

RGB

rgb(91, 124, 197)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 47.7%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 53.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(52.59, 9.48, -41.67)

LCH

lch(52.59, 42.73, 282.82)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1183, 264.67)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 35.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5a45b

Analogous

#5bb1c5

#5b7cc5

#6f5bc5

Triadic

#5b7cc5

#c55b7c

#7cc55b

Split-complementary

#5b7cc5

#c56f5b

#b1c55b

Tetradic

#5b7cc5

#a45bc5

#c5a45b

#7cc55b

Square

#5b7cc5

#c55bb1

#c5a45b

#5bc56f

Shades

Color #5b7cc5 mixed toward black.

#3f62b1

#324f8e

#263b6a

#192747

#0d1423

Tints

Color #5b7cc5 mixed toward white.

#7692cf

#92a8d8

#adbee2

#c8d3ec

#e4e9f5

Tones

Color #5b7cc5 mixed toward gray.

#647fbc

#6d83b3

#7686ab

#7e89a2

#878d99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6bb7 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#6966b3 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#5daaa7 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b7cc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b7cc5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b7cc5 (#5b7cc5) is rgb(91, 124, 197) in RGB.

No, #5b7cc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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