#5f79b0

Color #5f79b0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5f79b0

RGB

rgb(95, 121, 176)

HSL

hsl(220.7, 33.9%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.7, 46%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 31.3%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(50.97, 5.69, -32.13)

LCH

lch(50.97, 32.63, 280.04)

OKLCH

oklch(57.9%, 0.0905, 264.42)

HWB

hwb(220.7, 37.3%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0965f

Analogous

#5fa1b0

#5f79b0

#6d5fb0

Triadic

#5f79b0

#b05f79

#79b05f

Split-complementary

#5f79b0

#b06d5f

#a1b05f

Tetradic

#5f79b0

#965fb0

#b0965f

#79b05f

Square

#5f79b0

#b05fa1

#b0965f

#5fb06d

Shades

Color #5f79b0 mixed toward black.

#4b6397

#3c4f79

#2d3c5b

#1e283c

#0f141e

Tints

Color #5f79b0 mixed toward white.

#7a8fbd

#94a6ca

#afbcd7

#cad2e5

#e4e9f2

Tones

Color #5f79b0 mixed toward gray.

#667ba9

#6c7ea2

#73809c

#7a8395

#81858e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6ba5 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#6a68a2 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#619b99 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f79b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f79b0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5f79b0 (#5f79b0) is rgb(95, 121, 176) in RGB.

No, #5f79b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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