#5b8ede

Color #5b8ede

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b8ede

RGB

rgb(91, 142, 222)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 66.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 59%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(58.83, 6.83, -45.91)

LCH

lch(58.83, 46.42, 278.46)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.1325, 259.08)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 35.7%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deab5b

Analogous

#5bd0de

#5b8ede

#6a5bde

Triadic

#5b8ede

#de5b8e

#8ede5b

Split-complementary

#5b8ede

#de6a5b

#d0de5b

Tetradic

#5b8ede

#ab5bde

#deab5b

#8ede5b

Square

#5b8ede

#de5bd0

#deab5b

#5bde6a

Shades

Color #5b8ede mixed toward black.

#3070d5

#2359ae

#1a4382

#112d57

#09162b

Tints

Color #5b8ede mixed toward white.

#76a1e4

#92b4e9

#adc7ef

#c8d9f4

#e4ecfa

Tones

Color #5b8ede mixed toward gray.

#6691d3

#7193c8

#7c95bd

#8798b2

#929aa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7575ce · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#726dca · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#5ec1be · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b8ede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b8ede]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#5b8ede (#5b8ede) is rgb(91, 142, 222) in RGB.

No, #5b8ede is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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