#5b81d0

Color #5b81d0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b81d0

RGB

rgb(91, 129, 208)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 55.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 56.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.2%, 38%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(54.53, 10.02, -44.84)

LCH

lch(54.53, 45.95, 282.6)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.1279, 263.63)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 35.7%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0aa5b

Analogous

#5bbcd0

#5b81d0

#6f5bd0

Triadic

#5b81d0

#d05b81

#81d05b

Split-complementary

#5b81d0

#d06f5b

#bcd05b

Tetradic

#5b81d0

#aa5bd0

#d0aa5b

#81d05b

Square

#5b81d0

#d05bbc

#d0aa5b

#5bd06f

Shades

Color #5b81d0 mixed toward black.

#3764c2

#2c509b

#213c74

#16284d

#0b1427

Tints

Color #5b81d0 mixed toward white.

#7696d8

#92abe0

#adc0e8

#c8d5ef

#e4eaf7

Tones

Color #5b81d0 mixed toward gray.

#6584c6

#6e88bc

#788bb3

#828fa9

#8c929f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ec1 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#6b68bd · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#5db3b0 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b81d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b81d0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b81d0 (#5b81d0) is rgb(91, 129, 208) in RGB.

No, #5b81d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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