#5b99bf

Color #5b99bf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b99bf

RGB

rgb(91, 153, 191)

HSL

hsl(202.8, 43.9%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.8, 52.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.4%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(60.57, -9.25, -25.8)

LCH

lch(60.57, 27.41, 250.28)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0857, 237)

HWB

hwb(202.8, 35.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf815b

Analogous

#5bbfb3

#5b99bf

#5b67bf

Triadic

#5b99bf

#bf5b99

#99bf5b

Split-complementary

#5b99bf

#bf5b67

#bfb35b

Tetradic

#5b99bf

#815bbf

#bf815b

#99bf5b

Square

#5b99bf

#b35bbf

#bf815b

#67bf5b

Shades

Color #5b99bf mixed toward black.

#4282a9

#356887

#284e65

#1a3444

#0d1a22

Tints

Color #5b99bf mixed toward white.

#76aaca

#92bbd4

#adccdf

#c8ddea

#e4eef4

Tones

Color #5b99bf mixed toward gray.

#6397b7

#6c95ae

#7493a6

#7c919e

#858f95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bb7 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#7772b5 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#5fb0ae · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b99bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b99bf]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b99bf (#5b99bf) is rgb(91, 153, 191) in RGB.

No, #5b99bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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