#5f8ddc

Color #5f8ddc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5f8ddc

RGB

rgb(95, 141, 220)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 64.1%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 56.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.8%, 35.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(58.65, 7.57, -45.06)

LCH

lch(58.65, 45.69, 279.54)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1292, 260.65)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 37.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcae5f

Analogous

#5fccdc

#5f8ddc

#705fdc

Triadic

#5f8ddc

#dc5f8d

#8ddc5f

Split-complementary

#5f8ddc

#dc705f

#ccdc5f

Tetradic

#5f8ddc

#ae5fdc

#dcae5f

#8ddc5f

Square

#5f8ddc

#dc5fcc

#dcae5f

#5fdc70

Shades

Color #5f8ddc mixed toward black.

#346ed3

#2657ac

#1c4181

#132c56

#09162b

Tints

Color #5f8ddc mixed toward white.

#7aa0e2

#94b3e8

#afc6ee

#cad9f3

#e4ecf9

Tones

Color #5f8ddc mixed toward gray.

#6a90d2

#7493c7

#7e95bd

#8998b2

#939ba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676cc · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#736fc9 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#62bfbc · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f8ddc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f8ddc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5f8ddc (#5f8ddc) is rgb(95, 141, 220) in RGB.

No, #5f8ddc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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