#5b4e97

Color #5b4e97

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4e97

RGB

rgb(91, 78, 151)

HSL

hsl(250.7, 31.9%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.7, 48.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(37.67, 23.74, -38.35)

LCH

lch(37.67, 45.1, 301.76)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.1149, 289.41)

HWB

hwb(250.7, 30.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a974e

Analogous

#4e6597

#5b4e97

#804e97

Triadic

#5b4e97

#975b4e

#4e975b

Split-complementary

#5b4e97

#97804e

#65974e

Tetradic

#5b4e97

#974e8a

#8a974e

#4e975b

Square

#5b4e97

#974e65

#8a974e

#4e9780

Shades

Color #5b4e97 mixed toward black.

#4c417e

#3d3465

#2d274c

#1e1a32

#0f0d19

Tints

Color #5b4e97 mixed toward white.

#7265af

#8e83bf

#aaa2cf

#c7c1df

#e3e0ef

Tones

Color #5b4e97 mixed toward gray.

#5f5491

#635a8b

#676085

#6b667f

#6f6c79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56568a · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#565786 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#5a7e7b · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4e97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4e97]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5b4e97 (#5b4e97) is rgb(91, 78, 151) in RGB.

No, #5b4e97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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