#5b8eb2

Color #5b8eb2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.61 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b8eb2

RGB

rgb(91, 142, 178)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 36.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 48.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(56.86, -6.98, -24.15)

LCH

lch(56.86, 25.14, 253.88)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0773, 240.38)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 35.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b27f5b

Analogous

#5bb2aa

#5b8eb2

#5b62b2

Triadic

#5b8eb2

#b25b8e

#8eb25b

Split-complementary

#5b8eb2

#b25b62

#b2aa5b

Tetradic

#5b8eb2

#7f5bb2

#b27f5b

#8eb25b

Square

#5b8eb2

#aa5bb2

#b27f5b

#62b25b

Shades

Color #5b8eb2 mixed toward black.

#487798

#395f7a

#2b475b

#1d303d

#0e181e

Tints

Color #5b8eb2 mixed toward white.

#76a1bf

#92b4cc

#adc6d8

#c8d9e5

#e4ecf2

Tones

Color #5b8eb2 mixed toward gray.

#628dab

#698ba3

#718a9c

#788995

#7f888e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7575aa · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#726da8 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#5ea4a2 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b8eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b8eb2]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#5b8eb2 (#5b8eb2) is rgb(91, 142, 178) in RGB.

No, #5b8eb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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