#5b95e3

Color #5b95e3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.49 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b95e3

RGB

rgb(91, 149, 227)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 70.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 59.9%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.9%, 34.4%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(61.01, 4.35, -45.24)

LCH

lch(61.01, 45.45, 275.49)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1318, 256.26)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 35.7%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3a95b

Analogous

#5bd9e3

#5b95e3

#655be3

Triadic

#5b95e3

#e35b95

#95e35b

Split-complementary

#5b95e3

#e3655b

#d9e35b

Tetradic

#5b95e3

#a95be3

#e3a95b

#95e35b

Square

#5b95e3

#e35bd9

#e3a95b

#5be365

Shades

Color #5b95e3 mixed toward black.

#2e78db

#1f5fb5

#174788

#0f305b

#08182d

Tints

Color #5b95e3 mixed toward white.

#77a7e8

#92b8ec

#adcaf1

#c8dcf6

#e4edfa

Tones

Color #5b95e3 mixed toward gray.

#6797d8

#7298cc

#7d9ac1

#889cb6

#949daa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7879d4 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#7570d0 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#5fc6c3 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b95e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b95e3]

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

#5b95e3 (#5b95e3) is rgb(91, 149, 227) in RGB.

No, #5b95e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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