#5993df

Color #5993df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5993df

RGB

rgb(89, 147, 223)

HSL

hsl(214, 67.7%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 60.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.1%, 34.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(60.17, 3.83, -44.34)

LCH

lch(60.17, 44.51, 274.94)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1295, 255.78)

HWB

hwb(214, 34.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfa559

Analogous

#59d6df

#5993df

#6259df

Triadic

#5993df

#df5993

#93df59

Split-complementary

#5993df

#df6259

#d6df59

Tetradic

#5993df

#a559df

#dfa559

#93df59

Square

#5993df

#df59d6

#dfa559

#59df62

Shades

Color #5993df mixed toward black.

#2d77d7

#225fae

#194783

#112f57

#08182c

Tints

Color #5993df mixed toward white.

#75a5e4

#90b7ea

#acc9ef

#c8dbf4

#e3edfa

Tones

Color #5993df mixed toward gray.

#6495d4

#6f96c9

#7b98be

#8699b2

#919ba7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777d0 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#736fcc · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#5dc3c0 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 22.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5993df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5993df]

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

#5993df (#5993df) is rgb(89, 147, 223) in RGB.

No, #5993df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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