#5480b9

Color #5480b9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.23 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5480b9

RGB

rgb(84, 128, 185)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 41.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 54.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.6%, 30.8%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(52.76, 1.67, -34.56)

LCH

lch(52.76, 34.6, 272.77)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.1005, 255.36)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 32.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98d54

Analogous

#54b2b9

#5480b9

#5a54b9

Triadic

#5480b9

#b95480

#80b954

Split-complementary

#5480b9

#b95a54

#b2b954

Tetradic

#5480b9

#8d54b9

#b98d54

#80b954

Square

#5480b9

#b954b2

#b98d54

#54b95a

Shades

Color #5480b9 mixed toward black.

#416a9f

#34557f

#27405f

#1a2a40

#0d1520

Tints

Color #5480b9 mixed toward white.

#7095c5

#8daad0

#a9bfdc

#c6d5e8

#e2eaf3

Tones

Color #5480b9 mixed toward gray.

#5c81b0

#6582a8

#6d83a0

#768497

#7e858f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6aad · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#6764aa · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#57a3a1 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5480b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5480b9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5480b9 (#5480b9) is rgb(84, 128, 185) in RGB.

No, #5480b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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