#5c559b

Color #5c559b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5c559b

RGB

rgb(92, 85, 155)

HSL

hsl(246, 29.2%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 45.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.6%, 45.2%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(39.81, 20.8, -37.35)

LCH

lch(39.81, 42.75, 299.11)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.1098, 286.19)

HWB

hwb(246, 33.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949b55

Analogous

#55719b

#5c559b

#7f559b

Triadic

#5c559b

#9b5c55

#559b5c

Split-complementary

#5c559b

#9b7f55

#719b55

Tetradic

#5c559b

#9b5594

#949b55

#559b5c

Square

#5c559b

#9b5571

#949b55

#559b7f

Shades

Color #5c559b mixed toward black.

#4d4781

#3d3967

#2e2b4e

#1f1c34

#0f0e1a

Tints

Color #5c559b mixed toward white.

#746eaf

#908bbf

#aca8cf

#c8c5df

#e3e2ef

Tones

Color #5c559b mixed toward gray.

#615b95

#65618f

#6a678a

#6f6c84

#73727e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59598e · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#595a8b · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#5c8380 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5c559b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c559b]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5c559b (#5c559b) is rgb(92, 85, 155) in RGB.

No, #5c559b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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