#5d85b5

Color #5d85b5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.96 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#5d85b5

RGB

rgb(93, 133, 181)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 37.3%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 48.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.6%, 26.5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(54.49, -0.41, -29.53)

LCH

lch(54.49, 29.53, 269.2)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0861, 253.61)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 36.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b58d5d

Analogous

#5db1b5

#5d85b5

#615db5

Triadic

#5d85b5

#b55d85

#85b55d

Split-complementary

#5d85b5

#b5615d

#b1b55d

Tetradic

#5d85b5

#8d5db5

#b58d5d

#85b55d

Square

#5d85b5

#b55db1

#b58d5d

#5db561

Shades

Color #5d85b5 mixed toward black.

#486e9d

#39587d

#2b425e

#1d2c3f

#0e161f

Tints

Color #5d85b5 mixed toward white.

#7899c1

#93aece

#aec2da

#c9d6e6

#e4ebf3

Tones

Color #5d85b5 mixed toward gray.

#6486ae

#6c86a6

#73879f

#7a8898

#828890

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171ab · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#6e6ba8 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#60a2a1 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 17.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d85b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d85b5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5d85b5 (#5d85b5) is rgb(93, 133, 181) in RGB.

No, #5d85b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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