#5b4f79

Color #5b4f79

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4f79

RGB

rgb(91, 79, 121)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 21%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 34.7%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(36.36, 14.69, -22.08)

LCH

lch(36.36, 26.52, 303.64)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.0685, 296.71)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 31%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d794f

Analogous

#4f5879

#5b4f79

#704f79

Triadic

#5b4f79

#795b4f

#4f795b

Split-complementary

#5b4f79

#79704f

#58794f

Tetradic

#5b4f79

#794f6d

#6d794f

#4f795b

Square

#5b4f79

#794f58

#6d794f

#4f7970

Shades

Color #5b4f79 mixed toward black.

#4c4265

#3d3551

#2d273c

#1e1a28

#0f0d14

Tints

Color #5b4f79 mixed toward white.

#726398

#8e82ad

#aaa1c2

#c7c0d6

#e3e0eb

Tones

Color #5b4f79 mixed toward gray.

#5c5275

#5e5672

#5f596e

#615d6b

#626067

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565671 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#57586e · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#5a6968 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4f79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4f79]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5b4f79 (#5b4f79) is rgb(91, 79, 121) in RGB.

No, #5b4f79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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