#5e8abb

Color #5e8abb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e8abb

RGB

rgb(94, 138, 187)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 40.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 49.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.7%, 26.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(56.23, -1.25, -30.25)

LCH

lch(56.23, 30.28, 267.63)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.089, 251.93)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 36.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb8f5e

Analogous

#5eb9bb

#5e8abb

#605ebb

Triadic

#5e8abb

#bb5e8a

#8abb5e

Split-complementary

#5e8abb

#bb605e

#b9bb5e

Tetradic

#5e8abb

#8f5ebb

#bb8f5e

#8abb5e

Square

#5e8abb

#bb5eb9

#bb8f5e

#5ebb60

Shades

Color #5e8abb mixed toward black.

#4673a5

#385c84

#2a4563

#1c2e42

#0e1721

Tints

Color #5e8abb mixed toward white.

#799ec6

#94b1d2

#afc5dd

#c9d8e8

#e4ecf4

Tones

Color #5e8abb mixed toward gray.

#668ab3

#6e8bab

#758ba4

#7d8c9c

#858c94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7474b1 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#716eae · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#61a8a6 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e8abb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e8abb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5e8abb (#5e8abb) is rgb(94, 138, 187) in RGB.

No, #5e8abb 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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