#5d596c

Color #5d596c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5d596c

RGB

rgb(93, 89, 108)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(38.82, 5.83, -10.25)

LCH

lch(38.82, 11.79, 299.63)

OKLCH

oklch(47.5%, 0.0306, 294.89)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 34.9%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#686c59

Analogous

#595e6c

#5d596c

#66596c

Triadic

#5d596c

#6c5d59

#596c5d

Split-complementary

#5d596c

#6c6659

#5e6c59

Tetradic

#5d596c

#6c5968

#686c59

#596c5d

Square

#5d596c

#6c595e

#686c59

#596c66

Shades

Color #5d596c mixed toward black.

#4d4a5a

#3e3b48

#2e2c36

#1f1e24

#0f0f12

Tints

Color #5d596c mixed toward white.

#767188

#918da1

#aca9b8

#c8c6d0

#e3e2e7

Tones

Color #5d596c mixed toward gray.

#5e5b6a

#5f5c69

#605e67

#615f66

#626164

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b68 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#5c5c67 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#5d6464 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d596c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d596c]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5d596c (#5d596c) is rgb(93, 89, 108) in RGB.

No, #5d596c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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