#5b6bb3

Color #5b6bb3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b6bb3

RGB

rgb(91, 107, 179)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 36.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 49.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.2%, 40.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(46.97, 14.16, -40.19)

LCH

lch(46.97, 42.61, 289.41)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.1137, 272.67)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 35.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3a35b

Analogous

#5b97b3

#5b6bb3

#775bb3

Triadic

#5b6bb3

#b35b6b

#6bb35b

Split-complementary

#5b6bb3

#b3775b

#97b35b

Tetradic

#5b6bb3

#a35bb3

#b3a35b

#6bb35b

Square

#5b6bb3

#b35b97

#b3a35b

#5bb377

Shades

Color #5b6bb3 mixed toward black.

#47569a

#39457b

#2b345c

#1c223d

#0e111f

Tints

Color #5b6bb3 mixed toward white.

#7684c0

#929ccc

#adb5d9

#c8cee6

#e4e6f2

Tones

Color #5b6bb3 mixed toward gray.

#6270ac

#6a74a4

#71799d

#787e96

#80828e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.2:1

White text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6262a5 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#6160a2 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#5c9996 · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b6bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b6bb3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#5b6bb3 (#5b6bb3) is rgb(91, 107, 179) in RGB.

No, #5b6bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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