#5a599d

Color #5a599d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.61 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 10.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#5a599d

RGB

rgb(90, 89, 157)

HSL

hsl(240.9, 27.6%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240.9, 43.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.7%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(40.82, 18.35, -36.96)

LCH

lch(40.82, 41.26, 296.4)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.1068, 282.44)

HWB

hwb(240.9, 34.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9d59

Analogous

#597a9d

#5a599d

#7c599d

Triadic

#5a599d

#9d5a59

#599d5a

Split-complementary

#5a599d

#9d7c59

#7a9d59

Tetradic

#5a599d

#9d599c

#9c9d59

#599d5a

Square

#5a599d

#9d597a

#9c9d59

#599d7c

Shades

Color #5a599d mixed toward black.

#4b4a83

#3c3b69

#2d2c4e

#1e1e34

#0f0f1a

Tints

Color #5a599d mixed toward white.

#7373af

#8f8fbf

#ababcf

#c7c7df

#e3e3ef

Tones

Color #5a599d mixed toward gray.

#5f5f97

#656492

#6a6a8c

#707086

#757581

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a90 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#5a5a8d · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#5a8582 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a599d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a599d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5a599d (#5a599d) is rgb(90, 89, 157) in RGB.

No, #5a599d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #5a599d, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast