#5d88bb

Color #5d88bb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5d88bb

RGB

rgb(93, 136, 187)

HSL

hsl(212.6, 40.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.6, 50.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(55.61, -0.33, -31.22)

LCH

lch(55.61, 31.22, 269.39)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.0912, 253.37)

HWB

hwb(212.6, 36.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb905d

Analogous

#5db7bb

#5d88bb

#615dbb

Triadic

#5d88bb

#bb5d88

#88bb5d

Split-complementary

#5d88bb

#bb615d

#b7bb5d

Tetradic

#5d88bb

#905dbb

#bb905d

#88bb5d

Square

#5d88bb

#bb5db7

#bb905d

#5dbb61

Shades

Color #5d88bb mixed toward black.

#4571a4

#375a84

#294463

#1c2d42

#0e1721

Tints

Color #5d88bb mixed toward white.

#789cc6

#93b0d2

#aec3dd

#c9d7e8

#e4ebf4

Tones

Color #5d88bb mixed toward gray.

#6589b3

#6d89ab

#748aa4

#7c8b9c

#848b94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7273b0 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#706cae · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#60a7a5 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d88bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d88bb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5d88bb (#5d88bb) is rgb(93, 136, 187) in RGB.

No, #5d88bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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