#5e86bc

Color #5e86bc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.08 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e86bc

RGB

rgb(94, 134, 188)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 41.2%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 50%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 28.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(55.13, 1.38, -32.52)

LCH

lch(55.13, 32.55, 272.43)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0939, 256.14)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 36.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc945e

Analogous

#5eb5bc

#5e86bc

#655ebc

Triadic

#5e86bc

#bc5e86

#86bc5e

Split-complementary

#5e86bc

#bc655e

#b5bc5e

Tetradic

#5e86bc

#945ebc

#bc945e

#86bc5e

Square

#5e86bc

#bc5eb5

#bc945e

#5ebc65

Shades

Color #5e86bc mixed toward black.

#456ea6

#375885

#294264

#1c2c42

#0e1621

Tints

Color #5e86bc mixed toward white.

#799ac7

#94aed2

#afc2dd

#c9d7e9

#e4ebf4

Tones

Color #5e86bc mixed toward gray.

#6687b4

#6e88ac

#7689a4

#7d8b9d

#858c95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7172b1 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#6f6cae · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#61a7a5 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e86bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e86bc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e86bc (#5e86bc) is rgb(94, 134, 188) in RGB.

No, #5e86bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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