#5e91e3

Color #5e91e3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 3.77 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e91e3

RGB

rgb(94, 145, 227)

HSL

hsl(217, 70.4%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 58.6%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.6%, 36.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(60.05, 7.28, -46.76)

LCH

lch(60.05, 47.32, 278.85)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.1347, 259.52)

HWB

hwb(217, 36.9%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3b05e

Analogous

#5ed3e3

#5e91e3

#6d5ee3

Triadic

#5e91e3

#e35e91

#91e35e

Split-complementary

#5e91e3

#e36d5e

#d3e35e

Tetradic

#5e91e3

#b05ee3

#e3b05e

#91e35e

Square

#5e91e3

#e35ed3

#e3b05e

#5ee36d

Shades

Color #5e91e3 mixed toward black.

#3072db

#2059b6

#184389

#102d5b

#08162e

Tints

Color #5e91e3 mixed toward white.

#79a3e8

#94b6ec

#aec8f1

#c9daf6

#e4edfa

Tones

Color #5e91e3 mixed toward gray.

#6993d8

#7496cd

#7f99c2

#8a9bb7

#959eab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7778d3 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#7470cf · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#61c5c2 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e91e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e91e3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#5e91e3 (#5e91e3) is rgb(94, 145, 227) in RGB.

No, #5e91e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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