#5b7fc2

Color #5b7fc2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b7fc2

RGB

rgb(91, 127, 194)

HSL

hsl(219, 45.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 53.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(53.27, 6.71, -38.87)

LCH

lch(53.27, 39.44, 279.79)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.1108, 262.06)

HWB

hwb(219, 35.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c29e5b

Analogous

#5bb3c2

#5b7fc2

#6a5bc2

Triadic

#5b7fc2

#c25b7f

#7fc25b

Split-complementary

#5b7fc2

#c26a5b

#b3c25b

Tetradic

#5b7fc2

#9e5bc2

#c29e5b

#7fc25b

Square

#5b7fc2

#c25bb3

#c29e5b

#5bc26a

Shades

Color #5b7fc2 mixed toward black.

#4066ad

#34528b

#273d68

#1a2945

#0d1423

Tints

Color #5b7fc2 mixed toward white.

#7694cc

#92aad6

#adbfe1

#c8d4eb

#e4eaf5

Tones

Color #5b7fc2 mixed toward gray.

#6482b9

#6c84b1

#7587a8

#7d89a0

#868c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6db5 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#6a67b1 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#5da9a7 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 21

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b7fc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b7fc2]

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

#5b7fc2 (#5b7fc2) is rgb(91, 127, 194) in RGB.

No, #5b7fc2 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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