#5972bf

Color #5972bf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5972bf

RGB

rgb(89, 114, 191)

HSL

hsl(225.3, 44.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.3, 53.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.4%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(49.4, 13.2, -43.28)

LCH

lch(49.4, 45.25, 286.96)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.1227, 268.74)

HWB

hwb(225.3, 34.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfa659

Analogous

#59a5bf

#5972bf

#7359bf

Triadic

#5972bf

#bf5972

#72bf59

Split-complementary

#5972bf

#bf7359

#a5bf59

Tetradic

#5972bf

#a659bf

#bfa659

#72bf59

Square

#5972bf

#bf59a5

#bfa659

#59bf73

Shades

Color #5972bf mixed toward black.

#415aa8

#344887

#273665

#1a2443

#0d1222

Tints

Color #5972bf mixed toward white.

#758aca

#90a1d4

#acb9df

#c8d0ea

#e3e8f4

Tones

Color #5972bf mixed toward gray.

#6276b6

#6a7bae

#737fa5

#7b839d

#848894

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.58:1

White text reads better on this background (4.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6565b0 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#6361ac · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#5aa3a0 · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5972bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5972bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5972bf (#5972bf) is rgb(89, 114, 191) in RGB.

No, #5972bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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