#5e86bb

Color #5e86bb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e86bb

RGB

rgb(94, 134, 187)

HSL

hsl(214.2, 40.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.2, 49.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.7%, 28.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(55.09, 1.08, -32.02)

LCH

lch(55.09, 32.04, 271.93)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0926, 255.74)

HWB

hwb(214.2, 36.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb935e

Analogous

#5eb4bb

#5e86bb

#655ebb

Triadic

#5e86bb

#bb5e86

#86bb5e

Split-complementary

#5e86bb

#bb655e

#b4bb5e

Tetradic

#5e86bb

#935ebb

#bb935e

#86bb5e

Square

#5e86bb

#bb5eb4

#bb935e

#5ebb65

Shades

Color #5e86bb mixed toward black.

#466ea5

#385884

#2a4263

#1c2c42

#0e1621

Tints

Color #5e86bb mixed toward white.

#799ac6

#94aed2

#afc2dd

#c9d7e8

#e4ebf4

Tones

Color #5e86bb mixed toward gray.

#6687b3

#6e88ab

#7589a4

#7d8a9c

#858b94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7172b0 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#6f6cad · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#61a7a5 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e86bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e86bb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e86bb (#5e86bb) is rgb(94, 134, 187) in RGB.

No, #5e86bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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