#5f8caf

Color #5f8caf

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5f8caf

RGB

rgb(95, 140, 175)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 33.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 45.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.7%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(56.37, -5.72, -23.18)

LCH

lch(56.37, 23.88, 256.14)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0725, 242.73)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 37.3%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af825f

Analogous

#5fafaa

#5f8caf

#5f64af

Triadic

#5f8caf

#af5f8c

#8caf5f

Split-complementary

#5f8caf

#af5f64

#afaa5f

Tetradic

#5f8caf

#825faf

#af825f

#8caf5f

Square

#5f8caf

#aa5faf

#af825f

#64af5f

Shades

Color #5f8caf mixed toward black.

#4b7596

#3c5e78

#2d465a

#1e2f3c

#0f171e

Tints

Color #5f8caf mixed toward white.

#7a9fbc

#94b2ca

#afc5d7

#cad9e4

#e4ecf2

Tones

Color #5f8caf mixed toward gray.

#668ba8

#6c8aa2

#73899b

#7a8994

#80888e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576a7 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#736fa5 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#62a1a0 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f8caf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f8caf]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#5f8caf (#5f8caf) is rgb(95, 140, 175) in RGB.

No, #5f8caf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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