#5b40cf

Color #5b40cf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 16.35 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-600 #4f39f6 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b40cf

RGB

rgb(91, 64, 207)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 59.8%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 69.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(56%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(38.54, 48.85, -70.03)

LCH

lch(38.54, 85.38, 304.9)

OKLCH

oklch(49.1%, 0.208, 284.36)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 25.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4cf40

Analogous

#406ccf

#5b40cf

#a240cf

Triadic

#5b40cf

#cf5b40

#40cf5b

Split-complementary

#5b40cf

#cfa240

#6ccf40

Tetradic

#5b40cf

#cf40b4

#b4cf40

#40cf5b

Square

#5b40cf

#cf406c

#b4cf40

#40cfa2

Shades

Color #5b40cf mixed toward black.

#472db4

#392490

#2a1b6c

#1c1248

#0e0924

Tints

Color #5b40cf mixed toward white.

#7660d7

#9280df

#ad9fe7

#c8bfef

#e4dff7

Tones

Color #5b40cf mixed toward gray.

#624cc3

#6a58b7

#7164ab

#79709f

#807b93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.08:1

White text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5150b9 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#5254b3 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#5aa5a0 · ΔE 42.2

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 29.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b40cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b40cf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5b40cf (#5b40cf) is rgb(91, 64, 207) in RGB.

No, #5b40cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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