#5386cd

Color #5386cd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.09 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5386cd

RGB

rgb(83, 134, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 55%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 59.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(55.37, 4.41, -41.84)

LCH

lch(55.37, 42.07, 276.02)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.1216, 256.92)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 32.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9a53

Analogous

#53c3cd

#5386cd

#5d53cd

Triadic

#5386cd

#cd5386

#86cd53

Split-complementary

#5386cd

#cd5d53

#c3cd53

Tetradic

#5386cd

#9a53cd

#cd9a53

#86cd53

Square

#5386cd

#cd53c3

#cd9a53

#53cd5d

Shades

Color #5386cd mixed toward black.

#366dba

#2b5795

#204270

#162c4a

#0b1625

Tints

Color #5386cd mixed toward white.

#709ad5

#8caede

#a9c3e6

#c6d7ee

#e2ebf7

Tones

Color #5386cd mixed toward gray.

#5d88c3

#6789b9

#728baf

#7c8da4

#868e9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6dbf · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#6a66bb · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#56b3b0 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5386cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5386cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5386cd (#5386cd) is rgb(83, 134, 205) in RGB.

No, #5386cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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