#5a8aef

Color #5a8aef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5a8aef

RGB

rgb(90, 138, 239)

HSL

hsl(220.7, 82.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.7, 62.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.3%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(58.58, 14.66, -55.75)

LCH

lch(58.58, 57.65, 284.73)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.16, 263.43)

HWB

hwb(220.7, 35.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efbf5a

Analogous

#5ad4ef

#5a8aef

#755aef

Triadic

#5a8aef

#ef5a8a

#8aef5a

Split-complementary

#5a8aef

#ef755a

#d4ef5a

Tetradic

#5a8aef

#bf5aef

#efbf5a

#8aef5a

Square

#5a8aef

#ef5ad4

#efbf5a

#5aef75

Shades

Color #5a8aef mixed toward black.

#2866ea

#134dc8

#0f3a96

#0a2764

#051332

Tints

Color #5a8aef mixed toward white.

#759df2

#91b1f4

#acc4f7

#c8d8fa

#e3ebfc

Tones

Color #5a8aef mixed toward gray.

#668ee3

#7393d6

#7f97ca

#8c9cbd

#98a0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7272dc · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#6f6bd7 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#5dcbc7 · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a8aef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a8aef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a8aef (#5a8aef) is rgb(90, 138, 239) in RGB.

No, #5a8aef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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