#5f8dd1

Color #5f8dd1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#5f8dd1

RGB

rgb(95, 141, 209)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 55.3%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 54.5%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(58.12, 4.06, -39.74)

LCH

lch(58.12, 39.95, 275.83)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1145, 258)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 37.3%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1a35f

Analogous

#5fc6d1

#5f8dd1

#6a5fd1

Triadic

#5f8dd1

#d15f8d

#8dd15f

Split-complementary

#5f8dd1

#d16a5f

#c6d15f

Tetradic

#5f8dd1

#a35fd1

#d1a35f

#8dd15f

Square

#5f8dd1

#d15fc6

#d1a35f

#5fd16a

Shades

Color #5f8dd1 mixed toward black.

#3971c5

#2d5a9d

#224476

#172d4f

#0b1727

Tints

Color #5f8dd1 mixed toward white.

#7aa0d9

#94b3e0

#afc6e8

#cad9f0

#e4ecf7

Tones

Color #5f8dd1 mixed toward gray.

#698fc7

#7291be

#7b92b4

#8594ab

#8e96a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676c3 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#736fc0 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#62b8b5 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f8dd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f8dd1]

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

#5f8dd1 (#5f8dd1) is rgb(95, 141, 209) in RGB.

No, #5f8dd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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