#5c81bb

Color #5c81bb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5c81bb

RGB

rgb(92, 129, 187)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 41.1%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 50.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.8%, 31%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(53.56, 3.55, -34.42)

LCH

lch(53.56, 34.6, 275.89)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0985, 259.11)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 36.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb965c

Analogous

#5cb1bb

#5c81bb

#665cbb

Triadic

#5c81bb

#bb5c81

#81bb5c

Split-complementary

#5c81bb

#bb665c

#b1bb5c

Tetradic

#5c81bb

#965cbb

#bb965c

#81bb5c

Square

#5c81bb

#bb5cb1

#bb965c

#5cbb66

Shades

Color #5c81bb mixed toward black.

#446aa4

#375583

#293f62

#1b2a42

#0e1521

Tints

Color #5c81bb mixed toward white.

#7796c6

#92abd2

#aec0dd

#c9d5e8

#e4eaf4

Tones

Color #5c81bb mixed toward gray.

#6483b3

#6c85ab

#7486a3

#7c889b

#848a93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6eaf · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#6c69ac · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#5ea5a3 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5c81bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c81bb]

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

#5c81bb (#5c81bb) is rgb(92, 129, 187) in RGB.

No, #5c81bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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