#5d5578

Color #5d5578

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5d5578

RGB

rgb(93, 85, 120)

HSL

hsl(253.7, 17.1%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.7, 29.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 29.2%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(38.16, 11.32, -18.66)

LCH

lch(38.16, 21.83, 301.24)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.0565, 294.57)

HWB

hwb(253.7, 33.3%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#707855

Analogous

#555f78

#5d5578

#6f5578

Triadic

#5d5578

#785d55

#55785d

Split-complementary

#5d5578

#786f55

#5f7855

Tetradic

#5d5578

#785570

#707855

#55785d

Square

#5d5578

#78555f

#707855

#55786f

Shades

Color #5d5578 mixed toward black.

#4d4764

#3e3950

#2e2a3c

#1f1c28

#0f0e14

Tints

Color #5d5578 mixed toward white.

#746a96

#9088ab

#aca6c0

#c7c3d5

#e3e1ea

Tones

Color #5d5578 mixed toward gray.

#5f5875

#605b72

#625e6f

#63616c

#656469

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a71 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#5a5b6f · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#5d6b69 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d5578;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d5578]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5d5578 (#5d5578) is rgb(93, 85, 120) in RGB.

No, #5d5578 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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