#5b6ec1

Color #5b6ec1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b6ec1

RGB

rgb(91, 110, 193)

HSL

hsl(228.8, 45.1%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.8, 52.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.8%, 43%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(48.54, 16.76, -45.79)

LCH

lch(48.54, 48.76, 290.1)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.1301, 271.94)

HWB

hwb(228.8, 35.7%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1ae5b

Analogous

#5ba1c1

#5b6ec1

#7b5bc1

Triadic

#5b6ec1

#c15b6e

#6ec15b

Split-complementary

#5b6ec1

#c17b5b

#a1c15b

Tetradic

#5b6ec1

#ae5bc1

#c1ae5b

#6ec15b

Square

#5b6ec1

#c15ba1

#c1ae5b

#5bc17b

Shades

Color #5b6ec1 mixed toward black.

#4155ac

#344489

#273367

#1a2245

#0d1122

Tints

Color #5b6ec1 mixed toward white.

#7686cb

#929ed6

#adb7e0

#c8cfea

#e4e7f5

Tones

Color #5b6ec1 mixed toward gray.

#6473b8

#6c79b0

#757ea8

#7d839f

#868997

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.45:1

White text reads better on this background (4.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6464b1 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#6361ad · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#5ca4a1 · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b6ec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b6ec1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#5b6ec1 (#5b6ec1) is rgb(91, 110, 193) in RGB.

No, #5b6ec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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