#5b7eae

Color #5b7eae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.94 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b7eae

RGB

rgb(91, 126, 174)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 33.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 47.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(52.06, 1.08, -29.28)

LCH

lch(52.06, 29.3, 272.11)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.0842, 256.48)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 35.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae8b5b

Analogous

#5ba8ae

#5b7eae

#625bae

Triadic

#5b7eae

#ae5b7e

#7eae5b

Split-complementary

#5b7eae

#ae625b

#a8ae5b

Tetradic

#5b7eae

#8b5bae

#ae8b5b

#7eae5b

Square

#5b7eae

#ae5ba8

#ae8b5b

#5bae62

Shades

Color #5b7eae mixed toward black.

#496994

#3a5476

#2c3f59

#1d2a3b

#0f151e

Tints

Color #5b7eae mixed toward white.

#7694bc

#92a9c9

#adbfd7

#c8d4e4

#e4eaf2

Tones

Color #5b7eae mixed toward gray.

#627fa7

#6980a0

#708199

#778292

#7e848c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ca4 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#6a67a2 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#5d9c9a · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b7eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b7eae]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b7eae (#5b7eae) is rgb(91, 126, 174) in RGB.

No, #5b7eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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