#5f7cad

Color #5f7cad

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.69 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5f7cad

RGB

rgb(95, 124, 173)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 32.2%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 45.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 28.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(51.68, 2.99, -29.28)

LCH

lch(51.68, 29.43, 275.83)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.0829, 260.63)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 37.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad905f

Analogous

#5fa3ad

#5f7cad

#695fad

Triadic

#5f7cad

#ad5f7c

#7cad5f

Split-complementary

#5f7cad

#ad695f

#a3ad5f

Tetradic

#5f7cad

#905fad

#ad905f

#7cad5f

Square

#5f7cad

#ad5fa3

#ad905f

#5fad69

Shades

Color #5f7cad mixed toward black.

#4c6693

#3d5276

#2d3d58

#1e293b

#0f141d

Tints

Color #5f7cad mixed toward white.

#7a92bb

#94a8c8

#afbdd6

#cad3e4

#e4e9f1

Tones

Color #5f7cad mixed toward gray.

#657ea6

#6c7fa0

#728199

#798393

#7f848c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6da3 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#6b69a0 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#619a98 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f7cad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f7cad]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5f7cad (#5f7cad) is rgb(95, 124, 173) in RGB.

No, #5f7cad 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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