#005b89

Color #005b89

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.97 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#005b89

RGB

rgb(0, 91, 137)

HSL

hsl(200.1, 100%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.1, 100%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 33.6%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(36.53, -5.01, -31.93)

LCH

lch(36.53, 32.32, 261.08)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.1043, 240.66)

HWB

hwb(200.1, 0%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#892e00

Analogous

#008973

#005b89

#001789

Triadic

#005b89

#89005b

#5b8900

Split-complementary

#005b89

#890017

#897300

Tetradic

#005b89

#2e0089

#892e00

#5b8900

Square

#005b89

#730089

#892e00

#178900

Shades

Color #005b89 mixed toward black.

#004c72

#003d5b

#002e45

#001e2e

#000f17

Tints

Color #005b89 mixed toward white.

#0085c7

#06acff

#45c1ff

#83d5ff

#c1eaff

Tones

Color #005b89 mixed toward gray.

#0b577e

#175472

#225067

#2e4c5b

#394850

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.86:1

White text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3d80 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#38327d · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#107876 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #005b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#005b89]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#005b89 (#005b89) is rgb(0, 91, 137) in RGB.

No, #005b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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