#5e7eb3

Color #5e7eb3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e7eb3

RGB

rgb(94, 126, 179)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 35.9%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 47.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 29.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(52.46, 3.36, -31.54)

LCH

lch(52.46, 31.72, 276.08)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0897, 260.18)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 36.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3935e

Analogous

#5ea8b3

#5e7eb3

#685eb3

Triadic

#5e7eb3

#b35e7e

#7eb35e

Split-complementary

#5e7eb3

#b3685e

#a8b35e

Tetradic

#5e7eb3

#935eb3

#b3935e

#7eb35e

Square

#5e7eb3

#b35ea8

#b3935e

#5eb368

Shades

Color #5e7eb3 mixed toward black.

#49689b

#3a537c

#2c3e5d

#1d293e

#0f151f

Tints

Color #5e7eb3 mixed toward white.

#7993c0

#94a9cc

#aebed9

#c9d4e6

#e4e9f2

Tones

Color #5e7eb3 mixed toward gray.

#6580ac

#6c81a5

#73839e

#7a8597

#818790

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ea8 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#6b69a5 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#609f9d · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e7eb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e7eb3]

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

#5e7eb3 (#5e7eb3) is rgb(94, 126, 179) in RGB.

No, #5e7eb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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