#5e8bf2

Color #5e8bf2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 9.09 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#5e8bf2

RGB

rgb(94, 139, 242)

HSL

hsl(221.8, 85.1%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.8, 61.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.2%, 42.6%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(59.21, 15.77, -56.4)

LCH

lch(59.21, 58.56, 285.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1615, 264.6)

HWB

hwb(221.8, 36.9%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2c55e

Analogous

#5ed5f2

#5e8bf2

#7b5ef2

Triadic

#5e8bf2

#f25e8b

#8bf25e

Split-complementary

#5e8bf2

#f27b5e

#d5f25e

Tetradic

#5e8bf2

#c55ef2

#f2c55e

#8bf25e

Square

#5e8bf2

#f25ed5

#f2c55e

#5ef27b

Shades

Color #5e8bf2 mixed toward black.

#2a66ee

#114bcf

#0d389c

#082568

#041334

Tints

Color #5e8bf2 mixed toward white.

#799ef4

#94b2f6

#afc5f9

#c9d8fb

#e4ecfd

Tones

Color #5e8bf2 mixed toward gray.

#6a90e6

#7795d9

#8399cd

#8f9ec1

#9ca3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7475df · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#726eda · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#61ceca · ΔE 33.7

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 25.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e8bf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e8bf2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e8bf2 (#5e8bf2) is rgb(94, 139, 242) in RGB.

No, #5e8bf2 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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