#5b8af2

Color #5b8af2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b8af2

RGB

rgb(91, 138, 242)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 85.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 62.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.4%, 43%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(58.8, 15.84, -57.06)

LCH

lch(58.8, 59.22, 285.51)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1637, 264.07)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 35.7%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2c35b

Analogous

#5bd6f2

#5b8af2

#775bf2

Triadic

#5b8af2

#f25b8a

#8af25b

Split-complementary

#5b8af2

#f2775b

#d6f25b

Tetradic

#5b8af2

#c35bf2

#f2c35b

#8af25b

Square

#5b8af2

#f25bd6

#f2c35b

#5bf277

Shades

Color #5b8af2 mixed toward black.

#2865ee

#104bce

#0c399a

#082667

#041333

Tints

Color #5b8af2 mixed toward white.

#769ef4

#92b1f6

#adc5f8

#c8d8fb

#e4ecfd

Tones

Color #5b8af2 mixed toward gray.

#688fe5

#7494d9

#8198cc

#8d9dc0

#9aa2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7273df · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#706cda · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#5ecdc9 · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b8af2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b8af2]

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

#5b8af2 (#5b8af2) is rgb(91, 138, 242) in RGB.

No, #5b8af2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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