#5b649e

Color #5b649e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b649e

RGB

rgb(91, 100, 158)

HSL

hsl(231.9, 26.9%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.9, 42.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.4%, 36.7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(43.95, 12.03, -32.6)

LCH

lch(43.95, 34.75, 290.25)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0921, 275.98)

HWB

hwb(231.9, 35.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e955b

Analogous

#5b859e

#5b649e

#735b9e

Triadic

#5b649e

#9e5b64

#649e5b

Split-complementary

#5b649e

#9e735b

#859e5b

Tetradic

#5b649e

#955b9e

#9e955b

#649e5b

Square

#5b649e

#9e5b85

#9e955b

#5b9e73

Shades

Color #5b649e mixed toward black.

#4c5384

#3d4369

#2d324f

#1e2135

#0f111a

Tints

Color #5b649e mixed toward white.

#757daf

#9197bf

#acb1cf

#c8cbdf

#e3e5ef

Tones

Color #5b649e mixed toward gray.

#616898

#666c93

#6c708d

#717488

#777882

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f93 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#5e5e90 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#5b8986 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 20

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b649e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b649e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b649e (#5b649e) is rgb(91, 100, 158) in RGB.

No, #5b649e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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