#5a879d

Color #5a879d

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.17 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5a879d

RGB

rgb(90, 135, 157)

HSL

hsl(199.7, 27.1%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.7, 42.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.7%, 14%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(53.96, -9.37, -16.55)

LCH

lch(53.96, 19.02, 240.48)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.0595, 230.18)

HWB

hwb(199.7, 35.3%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d705a

Analogous

#5a9d91

#5a879d

#5a659d

Triadic

#5a879d

#9d5a87

#879d5a

Split-complementary

#5a879d

#9d5a65

#9d915a

Tetradic

#5a879d

#705a9d

#9d705a

#879d5a

Square

#5a879d

#915a9d

#9d705a

#659d5a

Shades

Color #5a879d mixed toward black.

#4b7083

#3c5a69

#2d434e

#1e2d34

#0f161a

Tints

Color #5a879d mixed toward white.

#749caf

#90afbf

#abc3cf

#c7d7df

#e3ebef

Tones

Color #5a879d mixed toward gray.

#608597

#658392

#6b818c

#707f87

#767d81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#707198 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#6e6a97 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#5d9493 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a879d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a879d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5a879d (#5a879d) is rgb(90, 135, 157) in RGB.

No, #5a879d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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