#5a9ebf

Color #5a9ebf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.17 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5a9ebf

RGB

rgb(90, 158, 191)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 44.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 52.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.9%, 17.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(61.99, -12.23, -23.64)

LCH

lch(61.99, 26.62, 242.65)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0846, 230.95)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 35.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf7b5a

Analogous

#5abfad

#5a9ebf

#5a6cbf

Triadic

#5a9ebf

#bf5a9e

#9ebf5a

Split-complementary

#5a9ebf

#bf5a6c

#bfad5a

Tetradic

#5a9ebf

#7b5abf

#bf7b5a

#9ebf5a

Square

#5a9ebf

#ad5abf

#bf7b5a

#6cbf5a

Shades

Color #5a9ebf mixed toward black.

#4187a9

#346c87

#275165

#1a3643

#0d1b22

Tints

Color #5a9ebf mixed toward white.

#76aeca

#91bed4

#adcfdf

#c8dfea

#e4eff4

Tones

Color #5a9ebf mixed toward gray.

#629bb7

#6b98ae

#7395a6

#7c929d

#848f95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7eb8 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#7974b6 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#5fb2b0 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a9ebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a9ebf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5a9ebf (#5a9ebf) is rgb(90, 158, 191) in RGB.

No, #5a9ebf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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