#5b9add

Color #5b9add

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.02 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b9add

RGB

rgb(91, 154, 221)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 65.7%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 58.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.8%, 30.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(62.13, -0.48, -40.15)

LCH

lch(62.13, 40.15, 269.32)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.1195, 251.35)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 35.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd9e5b

Analogous

#5bdbdd

#5b9add

#5d5bdd

Triadic

#5b9add

#dd5b9a

#9add5b

Split-complementary

#5b9add

#dd5d5b

#dbdd5b

Tetradic

#5b9add

#9e5bdd

#dd9e5b

#9add5b

Square

#5b9add

#dd5bdb

#dd9e5b

#5bdd5d

Shades

Color #5b9add mixed toward black.

#3080d4

#2466ac

#1b4c81

#123356

#09192b

Tints

Color #5b9add mixed toward white.

#76abe3

#92bce8

#adcdee

#c8ddf4

#e4eef9

Tones

Color #5b9add mixed toward gray.

#669ad2

#719bc7

#7c9bbd

#869bb2

#919ca7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ccf · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#7873cc · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#5fc4c1 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b9add;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b9add]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5b9add (#5b9add) is rgb(91, 154, 221) in RGB.

No, #5b9add is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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