#5b5b71

Color #5b5b71

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5b71

RGB

rgb(91, 91, 113)

HSL

hsl(240, 10.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 19.5%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 19.5%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(39.41, 5.09, -12.46)

LCH

lch(39.41, 13.46, 292.22)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.0352, 284.98)

HWB

hwb(240, 35.7%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71715b

Analogous

#5b6671

#5b5b71

#665b71

Triadic

#5b5b71

#715b5b

#5b715b

Split-complementary

#5b5b71

#71665b

#66715b

Tetradic

#5b5b71

#715b71

#71715b

#5b715b

Square

#5b5b71

#715b66

#71715b

#5b7166

Shades

Color #5b5b71 mixed toward black.

#4c4c5e

#3d3d4b

#2d2d39

#1e1e26

#0f0f13

Tints

Color #5b5b71 mixed toward white.

#72728d

#8e8ea4

#aaaabb

#c6c6d2

#e3e3e8

Tones

Color #5b5b71 mixed toward gray.

#5d5d6f

#5f5f6d

#60606c

#62626a

#646468

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.18:1

White text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b6c · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#5b5b6b · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#5b6867 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5b71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5b71]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5b5b71 (#5b5b71) is rgb(91, 91, 113) in RGB.

No, #5b5b71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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