#5b9fb2

Color #5b9fb2

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.74 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b9fb2

RGB

rgb(91, 159, 178)

HSL

hsl(193.1, 36.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193.1, 48.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.85, -16.31, -16.53)

LCH

lch(61.85, 23.22, 225.38)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0744, 217.9)

HWB

hwb(193.1, 35.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b26e5b

Analogous

#5bb299

#5b9fb2

#5b73b2

Triadic

#5b9fb2

#b25b9f

#9fb25b

Split-complementary

#5b9fb2

#b25b73

#b2995b

Tetradic

#5b9fb2

#6e5bb2

#b26e5b

#9fb25b

Square

#5b9fb2

#995bb2

#b26e5b

#73b25b

Shades

Color #5b9fb2 mixed toward black.

#488798

#396c7a

#2b515b

#1d363d

#0e1b1e

Tints

Color #5b9fb2 mixed toward white.

#76afbf

#92bfcc

#adcfd8

#c8dfe5

#e4eff2

Tones

Color #5b9fb2 mixed toward gray.

#629bab

#6997a3

#71939c

#788f95

#7f8a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fae · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#7a75ad · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#60aaa9 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b9fb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b9fb2]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

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Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#5b9fb2 (#5b9fb2) is rgb(91, 159, 178) in RGB.

No, #5b9fb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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