#5e779d

Color #5e779d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.62 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e779d

RGB

rgb(94, 119, 157)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 25.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 40.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(49.5, 1, -23.35)

LCH

lch(49.5, 23.37, 272.45)

OKLCH

oklch(56.5%, 0.0661, 258.57)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 36.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d845e

Analogous

#5e969d

#5e779d

#645e9d

Triadic

#5e779d

#9d5e77

#779d5e

Split-complementary

#5e779d

#9d645e

#969d5e

Tetradic

#5e779d

#845e9d

#9d845e

#779d5e

Square

#5e779d

#9d5e96

#9d845e

#5e9d64

Shades

Color #5e779d mixed toward black.

#4e6383

#3f4f69

#2f3b4e

#1f2834

#10141a

Tints

Color #5e779d mixed toward white.

#788dae

#93a4be

#aebbce

#c9d2df

#e4e8ef

Tones

Color #5e779d mixed toward gray.

#637898

#687992

#6e7a8d

#737b88

#787c83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a95 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#686693 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#5f8e8d · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e779d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e779d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e779d (#5e779d) is rgb(94, 119, 157) in RGB.

No, #5e779d 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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