#5b8dd0

Color #5b8dd0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b8dd0

RGB

rgb(91, 141, 208)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 55.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 56.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.2%, 32.2%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(57.87, 2.89, -39.57)

LCH

lch(57.87, 39.68, 274.18)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.115, 256.11)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 35.7%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d09e5b

Analogous

#5bc7d0

#5b8dd0

#635bd0

Triadic

#5b8dd0

#d05b8d

#8dd05b

Split-complementary

#5b8dd0

#d0635b

#c7d05b

Tetradic

#5b8dd0

#9e5bd0

#d09e5b

#8dd05b

Square

#5b8dd0

#d05bc7

#d09e5b

#5bd063

Shades

Color #5b8dd0 mixed toward black.

#3772c2

#2c5c9b

#214574

#162e4d

#0b1727

Tints

Color #5b8dd0 mixed toward white.

#76a0d8

#92b3e0

#adc6e8

#c8d9ef

#e4ecf7

Tones

Color #5b8dd0 mixed toward gray.

#658ec6

#6e90bc

#7891b3

#8293a9

#8c949f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7474c2 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#716dbf · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#5eb7b4 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b8dd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b8dd0]

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

#5b8dd0 (#5b8dd0) is rgb(91, 141, 208) in RGB.

No, #5b8dd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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