#5f779e

Color #5f779e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5f779e

RGB

rgb(95, 119, 158)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 24.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 39.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.9%, 24.7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(49.61, 1.57, -23.77)

LCH

lch(49.61, 23.82, 273.78)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.067, 259.95)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 37.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e865f

Analogous

#5f979e

#5f779e

#665f9e

Triadic

#5f779e

#9e5f77

#779e5f

Split-complementary

#5f779e

#9e665f

#979e5f

Tetradic

#5f779e

#865f9e

#9e865f

#779e5f

Square

#5f779e

#9e5f97

#9e865f

#5f9e66

Shades

Color #5f779e mixed toward black.

#4f6384

#3f4f69

#2f3c4f

#202835

#10141a

Tints

Color #5f779e mixed toward white.

#798eaf

#94a4bf

#afbbcf

#c9d2df

#e4e8ef

Tones

Color #5f779e mixed toward gray.

#647899

#697a93

#6f7b8e

#747c89

#797d84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a96 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#696794 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#608f8d · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f779e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f779e]

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

#5f779e (#5f779e) is rgb(95, 119, 158) in RGB.

No, #5f779e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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