#5f8af8

Color #5f8af8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 9.42 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5f8af8

RGB

rgb(95, 138, 248)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 91.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 61.7%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.7%, 44.4%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(59.33, 18.54, -59.51)

LCH

lch(59.33, 62.33, 287.3)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.1704, 265.83)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 37.3%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8cd5f

Analogous

#5fd7f8

#5f8af8

#815ff8

Triadic

#5f8af8

#f85f8a

#8af85f

Split-complementary

#5f8af8

#f8815f

#d7f85f

Tetradic

#5f8af8

#cd5ff8

#f8cd5f

#8af85f

Square

#5f8af8

#f85fd7

#f8cd5f

#5ff881

Shades

Color #5f8af8 mixed toward black.

#2862f6

#0a45db

#0733a4

#05226e

#021137

Tints

Color #5f8af8 mixed toward white.

#7a9ef9

#94b1fa

#afc5fb

#cad8fd

#e4ecfe

Tones

Color #5f8af8 mixed toward gray.

#6c90eb

#7995df

#859bd2

#92a0c5

#9fa6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7474e4 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#726ede · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#62d2cd · ΔE 35.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f8af8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f8af8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5f8af8 (#5f8af8) is rgb(95, 138, 248) in RGB.

No, #5f8af8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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