#5c9cbd

Color #5c9cbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5c9cbd

RGB

rgb(92, 156, 189)

HSL

hsl(200.4, 42.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.4, 51.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.3%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(61.42, -11.27, -23.38)

LCH

lch(61.42, 25.95, 244.26)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0821, 232.38)

HWB

hwb(200.4, 36.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd7d5c

Analogous

#5cbdae

#5c9cbd

#5c6bbd

Triadic

#5c9cbd

#bd5c9c

#9cbd5c

Split-complementary

#5c9cbd

#bd5c6b

#bdae5c

Tetradic

#5c9cbd

#7d5cbd

#bd7d5c

#9cbd5c

Square

#5c9cbd

#ae5cbd

#bd7d5c

#6bbd5c

Shades

Color #5c9cbd mixed toward black.

#4385a7

#366a85

#285064

#1b3543

#0d1b21

Tints

Color #5c9cbd mixed toward white.

#77adc8

#92bdd3

#adcede

#c9dee9

#e4eff4

Tones

Color #5c9cbd mixed toward gray.

#6499b5

#6c97ad

#7494a5

#7c929d

#848f95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7db6 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#7974b4 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#61b0ae · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5c9cbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c9cbd]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5c9cbd (#5c9cbd) is rgb(92, 156, 189) in RGB.

No, #5c9cbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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