#5c81b3

Color #5c81b3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.51 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5c81b3

RGB

rgb(92, 129, 179)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 36.4%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 48.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.6%, 27.9%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(53.2, 1.08, -30.39)

LCH

lch(53.2, 30.41, 272.04)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0877, 256.14)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 36.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b38e5c

Analogous

#5cacb3

#5c81b3

#625cb3

Triadic

#5c81b3

#b35c81

#81b35c

Split-complementary

#5c81b3

#b3625c

#acb35c

Tetradic

#5c81b3

#8e5cb3

#b38e5c

#81b35c

Square

#5c81b3

#b35cac

#b38e5c

#5cb362

Shades

Color #5c81b3 mixed toward black.

#486b9a

#39557b

#2b405c

#1d2b3e

#0e151f

Tints

Color #5c81b3 mixed toward white.

#7796c0

#92abcc

#adc0d9

#c9d5e6

#e4eaf2

Tones

Color #5c81b3 mixed toward gray.

#6382ac

#6a83a4

#72849d

#798596

#80868f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6ea9 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#6c69a6 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#5ea09e · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5c81b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c81b3]

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

#5c81b3 (#5c81b3) is rgb(92, 129, 179) in RGB.

No, #5c81b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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