#5b4aa0

Color #5b4aa0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4aa0

RGB

rgb(91, 74, 160)

HSL

hsl(251.9, 36.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.9, 53.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.1%, 53.7%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(37.22, 28.9, -44.48)

LCH

lch(37.22, 53.04, 303.01)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.1339, 289.31)

HWB

hwb(251.9, 29%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fa04a

Analogous

#4a64a0

#5b4aa0

#864aa0

Triadic

#5b4aa0

#a05b4a

#4aa05b

Split-complementary

#5b4aa0

#a0864a

#64a04a

Tetradic

#5b4aa0

#a04a8f

#8fa04a

#4aa05b

Square

#5b4aa0

#a04a64

#8fa04a

#4aa086

Shades

Color #5b4aa0 mixed toward black.

#4c3e85

#3d316b

#2e2550

#1e1935

#0f0c1b

Tints

Color #5b4aa0 mixed toward white.

#7362b6

#8f81c5

#aba1d3

#c7c0e2

#e3e0f0

Tones

Color #5b4aa0 mixed toward gray.

#5f5199

#645892

#68608b

#6c6783

#716e7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545491 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#55568d · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#5a8480 · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4aa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4aa0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5b4aa0 (#5b4aa0) is rgb(91, 74, 160) in RGB.

No, #5b4aa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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