#5b5568

Color #5b5568

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5568

RGB

rgb(91, 85, 104)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 10.1%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 18.3%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.5%, 18.3%, 0%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(37.34, 6.62, -10.03)

LCH

lch(37.34, 12.02, 303.43)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0313, 299.52)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 33.3%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#626855

Analogous

#555968

#5b5568

#655568

Triadic

#5b5568

#685b55

#55685b

Split-complementary

#5b5568

#686555

#596855

Tetradic

#5b5568

#685562

#626855

#55685b

Square

#5b5568

#685559

#626855

#556865

Shades

Color #5b5568 mixed toward black.

#4c4757

#3d3945

#2e2b34

#1e1c23

#0f0e11

Tints

Color #5b5568 mixed toward white.

#756d86

#90899f

#aca7b7

#c8c4cf

#e3e2e7

Tones

Color #5b5568 mixed toward gray.

#5c5767

#5c5865

#5d5a63

#5d5b62

#5e5d60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.94:1

White text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585864 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#595963 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#5b6060 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5568;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5568]

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

#5b5568 (#5b5568) is rgb(91, 85, 104) in RGB.

No, #5b5568 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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