#5eb5e2

Color #5eb5e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.1 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5eb5e2

RGB

rgb(94, 181, 226)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 69.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 58.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.12, -13.28, -30.48)

LCH

lch(70.12, 33.25, 246.46)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.1062, 233.27)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 36.9%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e28b5e

Analogous

#5ee2cd

#5eb5e2

#5e73e2

Triadic

#5eb5e2

#e25eb5

#b5e25e

Split-complementary

#5eb5e2

#e25e73

#e2cd5e

Tetradic

#5eb5e2

#8b5ee2

#e28b5e

#b5e25e

Square

#5eb5e2

#cd5ee2

#e28b5e

#73e25e

Shades

Color #5eb5e2 mixed toward black.

#31a0da

#2182b5

#186288

#10415a

#08212d

Tints

Color #5eb5e2 mixed toward white.

#79c1e7

#94ceec

#aedaf0

#c9e6f5

#e4f3fa

Tones

Color #5eb5e2 mixed toward gray.

#69b1d7

#74aecc

#7faac1

#8aa7b6

#95a3ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8dd8 · ΔE 20.6

Deuteranopia

#8780d6 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#65d0ce · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5eb5e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5eb5e2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5eb5e2 (#5eb5e2) is rgb(94, 181, 226) in RGB.

No, #5eb5e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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