#5b4f8d

Color #5b4f8d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4f8d

RGB

rgb(91, 79, 141)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 28.2%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 44%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.5%, 44%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(37.37, 20.21, -32.77)

LCH

lch(37.37, 38.5, 301.66)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0986, 290.97)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 31%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818d4f

Analogous

#4f628d

#5b4f8d

#7a4f8d

Triadic

#5b4f8d

#8d5b4f

#4f8d5b

Split-complementary

#5b4f8d

#8d7a4f

#628d4f

Tetradic

#5b4f8d

#8d4f81

#818d4f

#4f8d5b

Square

#5b4f8d

#8d4f62

#818d4f

#4f8d7a

Shades

Color #5b4f8d mixed toward black.

#4c4275

#3d355e

#2d2746

#1e1a2f

#0f0d17

Tints

Color #5b4f8d mixed toward white.

#7164a8

#8e83ba

#aaa2cb

#c6c1dc

#e3e0ee

Tones

Color #5b4f8d mixed toward gray.

#5e5488

#615983

#645e7d

#686478

#6b6973

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565681 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#57587e · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#5a7775 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 21.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4f8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4f8d]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5b4f8d (#5b4f8d) is rgb(91, 79, 141) in RGB.

No, #5b4f8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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