#5e6a98

Color #5e6a98

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5e6a98

RGB

rgb(94, 106, 152)

HSL

hsl(227.6, 23.6%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.6, 38.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.2%, 30.3%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(45.57, 7.4, -26.5)

LCH

lch(45.57, 27.51, 285.6)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.074, 272.48)

HWB

hwb(227.6, 36.9%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#988c5e

Analogous

#5e8798

#5e6a98

#6f5e98

Triadic

#5e6a98

#985e6a

#6a985e

Split-complementary

#5e6a98

#986f5e

#87985e

Tetradic

#5e6a98

#8c5e98

#988c5e

#6a985e

Square

#5e6a98

#985e87

#988c5e

#5e986f

Shades

Color #5e6a98 mixed toward black.

#4e587f

#3f4765

#2f354c

#1f2333

#101219

Tints

Color #5e6a98 mixed toward white.

#7782ab

#929bbc

#adb4cd

#c9cddd

#e4e6ee

Tones

Color #5e6a98 mixed toward gray.

#636d93

#68708e

#6c7289

#717585

#767880

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.99:1

White text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63648f · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#63628c · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#5f8785 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e6a98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e6a98]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#5e6a98 (#5e6a98) is rgb(94, 106, 152) in RGB.

No, #5e6a98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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