#5b80b6

Color #5b80b6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.46 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b80b6

RGB

rgb(91, 128, 182)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 38.4%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 50%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 29.7%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(52.99, 2.35, -32.44)

LCH

lch(52.99, 32.53, 274.14)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.0931, 257.72)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 35.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6915b

Analogous

#5badb6

#5b80b6

#635bb6

Triadic

#5b80b6

#b65b80

#80b65b

Split-complementary

#5b80b6

#b6635b

#adb65b

Tetradic

#5b80b6

#915bb6

#b6915b

#80b65b

Square

#5b80b6

#b65bad

#b6915b

#5bb663

Shades

Color #5b80b6 mixed toward black.

#466a9d

#38547e

#2a3f5e

#1c2a3f

#0e151f

Tints

Color #5b80b6 mixed toward white.

#7695c2

#92aace

#adbfda

#c8d5e7

#e4eaf3

Tones

Color #5b80b6 mixed toward gray.

#6281ae

#6a83a7

#72849f

#798698

#818790

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6dab · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#6b68a8 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#5da19f · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b80b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b80b6]

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

#5b80b6 (#5b80b6) is rgb(91, 128, 182) in RGB.

No, #5b80b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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