#5d8bd5

Color #5d8bd5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5d8bd5

RGB

rgb(93, 139, 213)

HSL

hsl(217, 58.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 56.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(57.65, 6.09, -42.72)

LCH

lch(57.65, 43.15, 278.11)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.1228, 259.54)

HWB

hwb(217, 36.5%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5a75d

Analogous

#5dc7d5

#5d8bd5

#6b5dd5

Triadic

#5d8bd5

#d55d8b

#8bd55d

Split-complementary

#5d8bd5

#d56b5d

#c7d55d

Tetradic

#5d8bd5

#a75dd5

#d5a75d

#8bd55d

Square

#5d8bd5

#d55dc7

#d5a75d

#5dd56b

Shades

Color #5d8bd5 mixed toward black.

#356eca

#2a58a2

#204279

#152c51

#0b1628

Tints

Color #5d8bd5 mixed toward white.

#789edc

#93b2e3

#aec5ea

#c9d8f1

#e4ecf8

Tones

Color #5d8bd5 mixed toward gray.

#678dcb

#7190c1

#7b92b7

#8594ad

#8f97a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7474c6 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#716dc3 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#60bab7 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d8bd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d8bd5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#5d8bd5 (#5d8bd5) is rgb(93, 139, 213) in RGB.

No, #5d8bd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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