#5b4daf

Color #5b4daf

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4daf

RGB

rgb(91, 77, 175)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 38.9%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 56%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(38.94, 31.58, -50.66)

LCH

lch(38.94, 59.7, 301.94)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.1503, 285.91)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 30.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1af4d

Analogous

#4d70af

#5b4daf

#8c4daf

Triadic

#5b4daf

#af5b4d

#4daf5b

Split-complementary

#5b4daf

#af8c4d

#70af4d

Tetradic

#5b4daf

#af4da1

#a1af4d

#4daf5b

Square

#5b4daf

#af4d70

#a1af4d

#4daf8c

Shades

Color #5b4daf mixed toward black.

#4c4092

#3d3375

#2e2657

#1e1a3a

#0f0d1d

Tints

Color #5b4daf mixed toward white.

#766abd

#9188ca

#ada5d8

#c8c3e5

#e4e1f2

Tones

Color #5b4daf mixed toward gray.

#6155a7

#675d9f

#6c6596

#726e8e

#787686

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55559e · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#56579a · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#5a8f8c · ΔE 33.5

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4daf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4daf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b4daf (#5b4daf) is rgb(91, 77, 175) in RGB.

No, #5b4daf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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