#5f8fc5

Color #5f8fc5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.57 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5f8fc5

RGB

rgb(95, 143, 197)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 46.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 51.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.8%, 27.4%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(58.14, -0.85, -32.94)

LCH

lch(58.14, 32.95, 268.52)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0969, 252.22)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 37.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5955f

Analogous

#5fc2c5

#5f8fc5

#625fc5

Triadic

#5f8fc5

#c55f8f

#8fc55f

Split-complementary

#5f8fc5

#c5625f

#c2c55f

Tetradic

#5f8fc5

#955fc5

#c5955f

#8fc55f

Square

#5f8fc5

#c55fc2

#c5955f

#5fc562

Shades

Color #5f8fc5 mixed toward black.

#4176b3

#345f8f

#27476b

#1a2f47

#0d1824

Tints

Color #5f8fc5 mixed toward white.

#7aa2cf

#94b4d8

#afc7e2

#cadaec

#e4ecf5

Tones

Color #5f8fc5 mixed toward gray.

#6890bd

#7090b4

#7991ac

#8191a3

#8a929b

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

#7777ba · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#7470b7 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#62b0ae · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f8fc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f8fc5]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5f8fc5 (#5f8fc5) is rgb(95, 143, 197) in RGB.

No, #5f8fc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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