#5b8ccd

Color #5b8ccd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b8ccd

RGB

rgb(91, 140, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 53.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 55.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(57.45, 2.51, -38.55)

LCH

lch(57.45, 38.63, 273.73)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.112, 255.89)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 35.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9c5b

Analogous

#5bc5cd

#5b8ccd

#635bcd

Triadic

#5b8ccd

#cd5b8c

#8ccd5b

Split-complementary

#5b8ccd

#cd635b

#c5cd5b

Tetradic

#5b8ccd

#9c5bcd

#cd9c5b

#8ccd5b

Square

#5b8ccd

#cd5bc5

#cd9c5b

#5bcd63

Shades

Color #5b8ccd mixed toward black.

#3a72bd

#2e5b97

#234471

#172e4c

#0c1726

Tints

Color #5b8ccd mixed toward white.

#769fd5

#92b2de

#adc5e6

#c8d9ee

#e4ecf7

Tones

Color #5b8ccd mixed toward gray.

#648dc3

#6e8fba

#7790b0

#8191a7

#8a939d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374c0 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#716dbd · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#5eb5b2 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b8ccd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b8ccd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b8ccd (#5b8ccd) is rgb(91, 140, 205) in RGB.

No, #5b8ccd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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