#5fb4e1

Color #5fb4e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5fb4e1

RGB

rgb(95, 180, 225)

HSL

hsl(200.8, 68.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.8, 57.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.8%, 20%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(69.83, -12.86, -30.37)

LCH

lch(69.83, 32.98, 247.05)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.105, 233.83)

HWB

hwb(200.8, 37.3%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e18c5f

Analogous

#5fe1cd

#5fb4e1

#5f73e1

Triadic

#5fb4e1

#e15fb4

#b4e15f

Split-complementary

#5fb4e1

#e15f73

#e1cd5f

Tetradic

#5fb4e1

#8c5fe1

#e18c5f

#b4e15f

Square

#5fb4e1

#cd5fe1

#e18c5f

#73e15f

Shades

Color #5fb4e1 mixed toward black.

#329fd9

#2281b3

#196187

#11405a

#08202d

Tints

Color #5fb4e1 mixed toward white.

#7ac0e6

#94cdeb

#afd9f0

#cae6f5

#e4f2fa

Tones

Color #5fb4e1 mixed toward gray.

#6ab1d6

#75adcb

#7faac0

#8aa7b6

#95a3ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8dd7 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#8780d5 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#66cfcd · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5fb4e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5fb4e1]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5fb4e1 (#5fb4e1) is rgb(95, 180, 225) in RGB.

No, #5fb4e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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