#5c8ebf

Color #5c8ebf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5c8ebf

RGB

rgb(92, 142, 191)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 43.6%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 51.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.8%, 25.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(57.44, -2.81, -30.64)

LCH

lch(57.44, 30.77, 264.76)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.0918, 249)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 36.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8d5c

Analogous

#5cbfbf

#5c8ebf

#5c5dbf

Triadic

#5c8ebf

#bf5c8e

#8ebf5c

Split-complementary

#5c8ebf

#bf5c5d

#bfbf5c

Tetradic

#5c8ebf

#8d5cbf

#bf8d5c

#8ebf5c

Square

#5c8ebf

#bf5cbf

#bf8d5c

#5dbf5c

Shades

Color #5c8ebf mixed toward black.

#4376a9

#355f87

#284766

#1b2f44

#0d1822

Tints

Color #5c8ebf mixed toward white.

#77a1ca

#92b4d4

#aec7df

#c9d9ea

#e4ecf4

Tones

Color #5c8ebf mixed toward gray.

#648eb7

#6d8eaf

#758ea6

#7d8e9e

#858e96

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

#7575b5 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#726eb2 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#5facaa · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5c8ebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c8ebf]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#5c8ebf (#5c8ebf) is rgb(92, 142, 191) in RGB.

No, #5c8ebf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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