#5a9def

Color #5a9def

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5a9def

RGB

rgb(90, 157, 239)

HSL

hsl(213, 82.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 62.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.3%, 34.3%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(63.77, 3.46, -47.52)

LCH

lch(63.77, 47.65, 274.16)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1397, 254.51)

HWB

hwb(213, 35.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efac5a

Analogous

#5ae8ef

#5a9def

#615aef

Triadic

#5a9def

#ef5a9d

#9def5a

Split-complementary

#5a9def

#ef615a

#e8ef5a

Tetradic

#5a9def

#ac5aef

#efac5a

#9def5a

Square

#5a9def

#ef5ae8

#efac5a

#5aef61

Shades

Color #5a9def mixed toward black.

#287fea

#1365c8

#0f4b96

#0a3264

#051932

Tints

Color #5a9def mixed toward white.

#75adf2

#91bef4

#accef7

#c8defa

#e3effc

Tones

Color #5a9def mixed toward gray.

#669ee3

#73a0d6

#7fa1ca

#8ca2bd

#98a3b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7ddf · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#7973db · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#5fd1cd · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a9def;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a9def]

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

#5a9def (#5a9def) is rgb(90, 157, 239) in RGB.

No, #5a9def is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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