#5b596c

Color #5b596c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b596c

RGB

rgb(91, 89, 108)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(38.64, 5.1, -10.54)

LCH

lch(38.64, 11.71, 295.82)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.0304, 289.98)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 34.9%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a6c59

Analogous

#59606c

#5b596c

#64596c

Triadic

#5b596c

#6c5b59

#596c5b

Split-complementary

#5b596c

#6c6459

#606c59

Tetradic

#5b596c

#6c596a

#6a6c59

#596c5b

Square

#5b596c

#6c5960

#6a6c59

#596c64

Shades

Color #5b596c mixed toward black.

#4c4a5a

#3d3b48

#2d2c36

#1e1e24

#0f0f12

Tints

Color #5b596c mixed toward white.

#737188

#8f8da1

#aba9b8

#c7c6d0

#e3e2e7

Tones

Color #5b596c mixed toward gray.

#5c5b6a

#5d5c69

#5f5e67

#605f66

#616164

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a68 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#5a5a67 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#5b6464 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b596c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b596c]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b596c (#5b596c) is rgb(91, 89, 108) in RGB.

No, #5b596c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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