#5278b6

Color #5278b6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5278b6

RGB

rgb(82, 120, 182)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 40.7%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 54.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(50.22, 5.05, -36.82)

LCH

lch(50.22, 37.16, 277.81)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.1056, 259.8)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 32.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b69052

Analogous

#52aab6

#5278b6

#5e52b6

Triadic

#5278b6

#b65278

#78b652

Split-complementary

#5278b6

#b65e52

#aab652

Tetradic

#5278b6

#9052b6

#b69052

#78b652

Square

#5278b6

#b652aa

#b69052

#52b65e

Shades

Color #5278b6 mixed toward black.

#41639b

#344f7c

#273c5d

#1a283e

#0d141f

Tints

Color #5278b6 mixed toward white.

#6f8fc2

#8ca5ce

#a9bcdb

#c5d2e7

#e2e9f3

Tones

Color #5278b6 mixed toward gray.

#5a7aae

#637ca5

#6b7e9d

#738095

#7c828c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6565aa · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#625fa6 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#549f9c · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5278b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5278b6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#5278b6 (#5278b6) is rgb(82, 120, 182) in RGB.

No, #5278b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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