#5e8599

Color #5e8599

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5e8599

RGB

rgb(94, 133, 153)

HSL

hsl(200.3, 23.9%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.3, 38.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.6%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(53.44, -8.25, -15)

LCH

lch(53.44, 17.12, 241.19)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.0531, 231.12)

HWB

hwb(200.3, 36.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99725e

Analogous

#5e998f

#5e8599

#5e6799

Triadic

#5e8599

#995e85

#85995e

Split-complementary

#5e8599

#995e67

#998f5e

Tetradic

#5e8599

#725e99

#99725e

#85995e

Square

#5e8599

#8f5e99

#99725e

#67995e

Shades

Color #5e8599 mixed toward black.

#4e6f7f

#3f5966

#2f424c

#1f2c33

#101619

Tints

Color #5e8599 mixed toward white.

#779aac

#92aebc

#adc2cd

#c9d7de

#e4ebee

Tones

Color #5e8599 mixed toward gray.

#638394

#68828f

#6d808a

#727f85

#777d80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#717194 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#6f6c93 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#609190 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e8599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e8599]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5e8599 (#5e8599) is rgb(94, 133, 153) in RGB.

No, #5e8599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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