#5d8aa1

Color #5d8aa1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.1 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5d8aa1

RGB

rgb(93, 138, 161)

HSL

hsl(200.3, 26.8%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.3, 42.2%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.2%, 14.3%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(55.15, -9.12, -17.03)

LCH

lch(55.15, 19.32, 241.83)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0603, 231.27)

HWB

hwb(200.3, 36.5%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1745d

Analogous

#5da196

#5d8aa1

#5d68a1

Triadic

#5d8aa1

#a15d8a

#8aa15d

Split-complementary

#5d8aa1

#a15d68

#a1965d

Tetradic

#5d8aa1

#745da1

#a1745d

#8aa15d

Square

#5d8aa1

#965da1

#a1745d

#68a15d

Shades

Color #5d8aa1 mixed toward black.

#4d7386

#3e5c6b

#2e4551

#1f2e36

#0f171b

Tints

Color #5d8aa1 mixed toward white.

#789eb1

#93b1c1

#aec5d0

#c9d8e0

#e4ecef

Tones

Color #5d8aa1 mixed toward gray.

#63889b

#688696

#6e8490

#74838a

#798185

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#73749c · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#716d9b · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#609897 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d8aa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d8aa1]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5d8aa1 (#5d8aa1) is rgb(93, 138, 161) in RGB.

No, #5d8aa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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