#5b53d1

Color #5b53d1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b53d1

RGB

rgb(91, 83, 209)

HSL

hsl(243.8, 57.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.8, 60.3%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.5%, 60.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(42.78, 38.53, -64.26)

LCH

lch(42.78, 74.93, 300.95)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.1877, 280.53)

HWB

hwb(243.8, 32.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9d153

Analogous

#538ad1

#5b53d1

#9a53d1

Triadic

#5b53d1

#d15b53

#53d15b

Split-complementary

#5b53d1

#d19a53

#8ad153

Tetradic

#5b53d1

#d153c9

#c9d153

#53d15b

Square

#5b53d1

#d1538a

#c9d153

#53d19a

Shades

Color #5b53d1 mixed toward black.

#3c33c0

#30299a

#241f73

#18154d

#0c0a26

Tints

Color #5b53d1 mixed toward white.

#7670d9

#928ce0

#ada9e8

#c8c6f0

#e4e2f7

Tones

Color #5b53d1 mixed toward gray.

#645ec7

#6d68bc

#7773b2

#807da7

#89889d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858bc · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#5859b7 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#5ba9a5 · ΔE 39.2

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 27.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b53d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b53d1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5b53d1 (#5b53d1) is rgb(91, 83, 209) in RGB.

No, #5b53d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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