#5d5a72

Color #5d5a72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5d5a72

RGB

rgb(93, 90, 114)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 11.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 21.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(39.33, 6.67, -13.17)

LCH

lch(39.33, 14.76, 296.86)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.0384, 290.61)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 35.3%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f725a

Analogous

#5a6372

#5d5a72

#695a72

Triadic

#5d5a72

#725d5a

#5a725d

Split-complementary

#5d5a72

#72695a

#63725a

Tetradic

#5d5a72

#725a6f

#6f725a

#5a725d

Square

#5d5a72

#725a63

#6f725a

#5a7269

Shades

Color #5d5a72 mixed toward black.

#4d4b5f

#3e3c4c

#2e2d39

#1f1e26

#0f0f13

Tints

Color #5d5a72 mixed toward white.

#74708f

#908da5

#aca9bc

#c7c6d2

#e3e2e9

Tones

Color #5d5a72 mixed toward gray.

#5e5c70

#605e6e

#61606c

#63626a

#646468

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.17:1

White text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c6d · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#5c5c6b · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#5d6867 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d5a72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d5a72]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5d5a72 (#5d5a72) is rgb(93, 90, 114) in RGB.

No, #5d5a72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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