#5b4e89

Color #5b4e89

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.07 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4e89

RGB

rgb(91, 78, 137)

HSL

hsl(253.2, 27.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.2, 43.1%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.6%, 43.1%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(36.89, 19.7, -31.09)

LCH

lch(36.89, 36.81, 302.36)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0943, 292.43)

HWB

hwb(253.2, 30.6%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c894e

Analogous

#4e5f89

#5b4e89

#794e89

Triadic

#5b4e89

#895b4e

#4e895b

Split-complementary

#5b4e89

#89794e

#5f894e

Tetradic

#5b4e89

#894e7c

#7c894e

#4e895b

Square

#5b4e89

#894e5f

#7c894e

#4e8979

Shades

Color #5b4e89 mixed toward black.

#4c4172

#3d345b

#2e2745

#1e1a2e

#0f0d17

Tints

Color #5b4e89 mixed toward white.

#7163a6

#8e82b8

#aaa1c9

#c6c0db

#e3e0ed

Tones

Color #5b4e89 mixed toward gray.

#5e5384

#61587f

#635d7a

#666275

#696771

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.9:1

White text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56567e · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#56577b · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#5a7472 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4e89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4e89]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5b4e89 (#5b4e89) is rgb(91, 78, 137) in RGB.

No, #5b4e89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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