#5f96ad

Color #5f96ad

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5f96ad

RGB

rgb(95, 150, 173)

HSL

hsl(197.7, 32.2%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.7, 45.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 13.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(59.22, -11.88, -17.7)

LCH

lch(59.22, 21.32, 236.13)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0674, 226.5)

HWB

hwb(197.7, 37.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad765f

Analogous

#5fad9d

#5f96ad

#5f6fad

Triadic

#5f96ad

#ad5f96

#96ad5f

Split-complementary

#5f96ad

#ad5f6f

#ad9d5f

Tetradic

#5f96ad

#765fad

#ad765f

#96ad5f

Square

#5f96ad

#9d5fad

#ad765f

#6fad5f

Shades

Color #5f96ad mixed toward black.

#4c7e93

#3d6576

#2d4c58

#1e333b

#0f191d

Tints

Color #5f96ad mixed toward white.

#7aa7bb

#94b9c8

#afcad6

#cadce4

#e4edf1

Tones

Color #5f96ad mixed toward gray.

#6593a6

#6c91a0

#728e99

#798b93

#7f898c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

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

#7b7ba8 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#7773a7 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#63a4a3 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f96ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f96ad]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5f96ad (#5f96ad) is rgb(95, 150, 173) in RGB.

No, #5f96ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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