#5b8af8

Color #5b8af8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b8af8

RGB

rgb(91, 138, 248)

HSL

hsl(222, 91.8%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 63.3%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(59.14, 17.85, -59.83)

LCH

lch(59.14, 62.44, 286.61)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1716, 264.68)

HWB

hwb(222, 35.7%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8c95b

Analogous

#5bd9f8

#5b8af8

#7b5bf8

Triadic

#5b8af8

#f85b8a

#8af85b

Split-complementary

#5b8af8

#f87b5b

#d9f85b

Tetradic

#5b8af8

#c95bf8

#f8c95b

#8af85b

Square

#5b8af8

#f85bd9

#f8c95b

#5bf87b

Shades

Color #5b8af8 mixed toward black.

#2564f6

#0948d9

#0736a3

#05246c

#021236

Tints

Color #5b8af8 mixed toward white.

#769ef9

#92b1fa

#adc5fb

#c8d8fd

#e4ecfe

Tones

Color #5b8af8 mixed toward gray.

#688feb

#7595de

#829ad1

#8f9fc4

#9da4b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7273e4 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#706cde · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#5ed2cd · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b8af8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b8af8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b8af8 (#5b8af8) is rgb(91, 138, 248) in RGB.

No, #5b8af8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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