#5966b5

Color #5966b5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.15 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5966b5

RGB

rgb(89, 102, 181)

HSL

hsl(231.5, 38.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.5, 50.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.8%, 43.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(45.58, 17.42, -43.56)

LCH

lch(45.58, 46.91, 291.8)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.124, 274.44)

HWB

hwb(231.5, 34.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5a859

Analogous

#5994b5

#5966b5

#7a59b5

Triadic

#5966b5

#b55966

#66b559

Split-complementary

#5966b5

#b57a59

#94b559

Tetradic

#5966b5

#a859b5

#b5a859

#66b559

Square

#5966b5

#b55994

#b5a859

#59b57a

Shades

Color #5966b5 mixed toward black.

#45529b

#37417c

#2a315d

#1c213e

#0e101f

Tints

Color #5966b5 mixed toward white.

#757fc1

#9099ce

#acb2da

#c8cce6

#e3e5f3

Tones

Color #5966b5 mixed toward gray.

#616bad

#6871a6

#70769e

#787c96

#7f818f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.99:1

White text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5fa6 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#5e5da2 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#5a9996 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 23.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5966b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5966b5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5966b5 (#5966b5) is rgb(89, 102, 181) in RGB.

No, #5966b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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