#5b7eb1

Color #5b7eb1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b7eb1

RGB

rgb(91, 126, 177)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 35.5%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 48.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.6%, 28.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(52.2, 2, -30.81)

LCH

lch(52.2, 30.87, 273.71)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.0883, 257.71)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 35.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b18e5b

Analogous

#5ba9b1

#5b7eb1

#635bb1

Triadic

#5b7eb1

#b15b7e

#7eb15b

Split-complementary

#5b7eb1

#b1635b

#a9b15b

Tetradic

#5b7eb1

#8e5bb1

#b18e5b

#7eb15b

Square

#5b7eb1

#b15ba9

#b18e5b

#5bb163

Shades

Color #5b7eb1 mixed toward black.

#486897

#3a5379

#2b3f5b

#1d2a3c

#0e151e

Tints

Color #5b7eb1 mixed toward white.

#7693be

#92a9cb

#adbed8

#c8d4e5

#e4e9f2

Tones

Color #5b7eb1 mixed toward gray.

#627faa

#6981a3

#70829b

#788394

#7f858d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ca6 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#6a67a4 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#5d9e9b · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b7eb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b7eb1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b7eb1 (#5b7eb1) is rgb(91, 126, 177) in RGB.

No, #5b7eb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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