#5a85b7

Color #5a85b7

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.28 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5a85b7

RGB

rgb(90, 133, 183)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 39.2%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 50.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.8%, 27.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(54.41, -0.52, -30.81)

LCH

lch(54.41, 30.81, 269.03)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0903, 252.93)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 35.3%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b78c5a

Analogous

#5ab3b7

#5a85b7

#5e5ab7

Triadic

#5a85b7

#b75a85

#85b75a

Split-complementary

#5a85b7

#b75e5a

#b3b75a

Tetradic

#5a85b7

#8c5ab7

#b78c5a

#85b75a

Square

#5a85b7

#b75ab3

#b78c5a

#5ab75e

Shades

Color #5a85b7 mixed toward black.

#456e9e

#37587f

#29425f

#1c2c3f

#0e1620

Tints

Color #5a85b7 mixed toward white.

#7599c3

#91aecf

#acc2db

#c8d6e7

#e3ebf3

Tones

Color #5a85b7 mixed toward gray.

#6285af

#6986a7

#7187a0

#798798

#818890

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70ad · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#6d69aa · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#5da4a2 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 18.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a85b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a85b7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5a85b7 (#5a85b7) is rgb(90, 133, 183) in RGB.

No, #5a85b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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