#5f79b2

Color #5f79b2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5f79b2

RGB

rgb(95, 121, 178)

HSL

hsl(221.2, 35%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.2, 46.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.6%, 32%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(51.06, 6.3, -33.14)

LCH

lch(51.06, 33.73, 280.76)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0934, 264.9)

HWB

hwb(221.2, 37.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2985f

Analogous

#5fa2b2

#5f79b2

#6e5fb2

Triadic

#5f79b2

#b25f79

#79b25f

Split-complementary

#5f79b2

#b26e5f

#a2b25f

Tetradic

#5f79b2

#985fb2

#b2985f

#79b25f

Square

#5f79b2

#b25fa2

#b2985f

#5fb26e

Shades

Color #5f79b2 mixed toward black.

#4a6399

#3b4f7b

#2c3b5c

#1e283d

#0f141f

Tints

Color #5f79b2 mixed toward white.

#7a8fbf

#94a6cc

#afbcd8

#cad2e5

#e4e9f2

Tones

Color #5f79b2 mixed toward gray.

#667cab

#6d7ea4

#74819d

#7b8396

#82868f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6ba6 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#6a68a4 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#619d9a · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f79b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f79b2]

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

#5f79b2 (#5f79b2) is rgb(95, 121, 178) in RGB.

No, #5f79b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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