#5f9dbe

Color #5f9dbe

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.65 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5f9dbe

RGB

rgb(95, 157, 190)

HSL

hsl(200.8, 42.2%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.8, 50%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 17.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(61.88, -10.84, -23.22)

LCH

lch(61.88, 25.63, 244.98)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0807, 233.06)

HWB

hwb(200.8, 37.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be805f

Analogous

#5fbeaf

#5f9dbe

#5f6ebe

Triadic

#5f9dbe

#be5f9d

#9dbe5f

Split-complementary

#5f9dbe

#be5f6e

#beaf5f

Tetradic

#5f9dbe

#805fbe

#be805f

#9dbe5f

Square

#5f9dbe

#af5fbe

#be805f

#6ebe5f

Shades

Color #5f9dbe mixed toward black.

#4586a9

#376b87

#295065

#1b3644

#0e1b22

Tints

Color #5f9dbe mixed toward white.

#7aadc9

#94bed4

#afcedf

#cadee9

#e4eff4

Tones

Color #5f9dbe mixed toward gray.

#679bb6

#6f98ae

#7796a6

#7f939e

#879196

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fb7 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#7b76b5 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#63b1af · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f9dbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f9dbe]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5f9dbe (#5f9dbe) is rgb(95, 157, 190) in RGB.

No, #5f9dbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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