#5995df

Color #5995df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5995df

RGB

rgb(89, 149, 223)

HSL

hsl(213.1, 67.7%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.1, 60.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.1%, 33.2%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(60.73, 2.67, -43.46)

LCH

lch(60.73, 43.54, 273.52)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.1275, 254.58)

HWB

hwb(213.1, 34.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfa359

Analogous

#59d8df

#5995df

#6059df

Triadic

#5995df

#df5995

#95df59

Split-complementary

#5995df

#df6059

#d8df59

Tetradic

#5995df

#a359df

#dfa359

#95df59

Square

#5995df

#df59d8

#dfa359

#59df60

Shades

Color #5995df mixed toward black.

#2d79d7

#2261ae

#194983

#113057

#08182c

Tints

Color #5995df mixed toward white.

#75a7e4

#90b8ea

#accaef

#c8dcf4

#e3edfa

Tones

Color #5995df mixed toward gray.

#6496d4

#6f97c9

#7b99be

#869ab2

#919ba7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7878d0 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#746fcc · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#5dc3c0 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5995df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5995df]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#5995df (#5995df) is rgb(89, 149, 223) in RGB.

No, #5995df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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