#5d8aeb

Color #5d8aeb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5d8aeb

RGB

rgb(93, 138, 235)

HSL

hsl(221, 78%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221, 60.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.4%, 41.3%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(58.51, 13.87, -53.64)

LCH

lch(58.51, 55.4, 284.5)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.1536, 263.87)

HWB

hwb(221, 36.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebbe5d

Analogous

#5dd1eb

#5d8aeb

#775deb

Triadic

#5d8aeb

#eb5d8a

#8aeb5d

Split-complementary

#5d8aeb

#eb775d

#d1eb5d

Tetradic

#5d8aeb

#be5deb

#ebbe5d

#8aeb5d

Square

#5d8aeb

#eb5dd1

#ebbe5d

#5deb77

Shades

Color #5d8aeb mixed toward black.

#2c67e5

#184ec3

#123b92

#0c2761

#061431

Tints

Color #5d8aeb mixed toward white.

#789dee

#93b1f2

#aec4f5

#c9d8f8

#e4ebfc

Tones

Color #5d8aeb mixed toward gray.

#698edf

#7593d3

#8097c7

#8c9bbc

#98a0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374d9 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#716dd4 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#60c9c5 · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d8aeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d8aeb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5d8aeb (#5d8aeb) is rgb(93, 138, 235) in RGB.

No, #5d8aeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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