#5a657d

Color #5a657d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.63 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#5a657d

RGB

rgb(90, 101, 125)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 16.3%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 28%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(28%, 19.2%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(42.7, 1.71, -14.77)

LCH

lch(42.7, 14.87, 276.6)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.0406, 265.62)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 35.3%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d725a

Analogous

#5a777d

#5a657d

#615a7d

Triadic

#5a657d

#7d5a65

#657d5a

Split-complementary

#5a657d

#7d615a

#777d5a

Tetradic

#5a657d

#725a7d

#7d725a

#657d5a

Square

#5a657d

#7d5a77

#7d725a

#5a7d61

Shades

Color #5a657d mixed toward black.

#4b5468

#3c4353

#2d333f

#1e222a

#0f1115

Tints

Color #5a657d mixed toward white.

#707d98

#8d97ad

#a9b1c1

#c6cbd6

#e2e5ea

Tones

Color #5a657d mixed toward gray.

#5d667a

#606777

#636874

#666971

#696b6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f78 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#5e5d76 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#5b7372 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a657d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a657d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a657d (#5a657d) is rgb(90, 101, 125) in RGB.

No, #5a657d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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