#5a779b

Color #5a779b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5a779b

RGB

rgb(90, 119, 155)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 26.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 41.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(49.17, -0.71, -22.72)

LCH

lch(49.17, 22.73, 268.21)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.0656, 254.16)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 35.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b7e5a

Analogous

#5a979b

#5a779b

#5d5a9b

Triadic

#5a779b

#9b5a77

#779b5a

Split-complementary

#5a779b

#9b5d5a

#979b5a

Tetradic

#5a779b

#7e5a9b

#9b7e5a

#779b5a

Square

#5a779b

#9b5a97

#9b7e5a

#5a9b5d

Shades

Color #5a779b mixed toward black.

#4b6381

#3c4f67

#2d3b4d

#1e2834

#0f141a

Tints

Color #5a779b mixed toward white.

#738dae

#8fa4be

#abbbce

#c7d2df

#e3e8ef

Tones

Color #5a779b mixed toward gray.

#5f7895

#657890

#6a798b

#707985

#757a80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.55:1

White text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686893 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#666491 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#5c8d8b · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a779b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a779b]

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

#5a779b (#5a779b) is rgb(90, 119, 155) in RGB.

No, #5a779b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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