#5d85ce

Color #5d85ce

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5d85ce

RGB

rgb(93, 133, 206)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 53.6%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 54.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(55.64, 7.4, -41.95)

LCH

lch(55.64, 42.6, 280)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.1198, 261.69)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 36.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cea65d

Analogous

#5dbdce

#5d85ce

#6d5dce

Triadic

#5d85ce

#ce5d85

#85ce5d

Split-complementary

#5d85ce

#ce6d5d

#bdce5d

Tetradic

#5d85ce

#a65dce

#cea65d

#85ce5d

Square

#5d85ce

#ce5dbd

#cea65d

#5dce6d

Shades

Color #5d85ce mixed toward black.

#3a69bf

#2e5499

#233f73

#172a4d

#0c1526

Tints

Color #5d85ce mixed toward white.

#7899d6

#93aede

#aec2e7

#c9d6ef

#e4ebf7

Tones

Color #5d85ce mixed toward gray.

#6688c5

#708abb

#798db2

#8390a8

#8c939f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171c0 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#6e6bbc · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#60b3b0 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 21.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d85ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d85ce]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5d85ce (#5d85ce) is rgb(93, 133, 206) in RGB.

No, #5d85ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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