#5e759b

Color #5e759b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5e759b

RGB

rgb(94, 117, 155)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 24.5%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 39.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.4%, 24.5%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(48.84, 1.61, -23.2)

LCH

lch(48.84, 23.26, 273.97)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.0653, 260.31)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 36.9%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b845e

Analogous

#5e939b

#5e759b

#655e9b

Triadic

#5e759b

#9b5e75

#759b5e

Split-complementary

#5e759b

#9b655e

#939b5e

Tetradic

#5e759b

#845e9b

#9b845e

#759b5e

Square

#5e759b

#9b5e93

#9b845e

#5e9b65

Shades

Color #5e759b mixed toward black.

#4e6181

#3f4e67

#2f3a4d

#1f2734

#10131a

Tints

Color #5e759b mixed toward white.

#788cad

#93a3bd

#aebace

#c9d1de

#e4e8ef

Tones

Color #5e759b mixed toward gray.

#637696

#687791

#6d798c

#727a87

#777b82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.49:1

White text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696993 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#676691 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#5f8c8b · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e759b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e759b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e759b (#5e759b) is rgb(94, 117, 155) in RGB.

No, #5e759b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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