#5d5c72

Color #5d5c72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.18 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5d5c72

RGB

rgb(93, 92, 114)

HSL

hsl(242.7, 10.7%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.7, 19.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(39.91, 5.43, -12.3)

LCH

lch(39.91, 13.45, 293.82)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.035, 287.09)

HWB

hwb(242.7, 36.1%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71725c

Analogous

#5c6672

#5d5c72

#685c72

Triadic

#5d5c72

#725d5c

#5c725d

Split-complementary

#5d5c72

#72685c

#66725c

Tetradic

#5d5c72

#725c71

#71725c

#5c725d

Square

#5d5c72

#725c66

#71725c

#5c7268

Shades

Color #5d5c72 mixed toward black.

#4d4d5f

#3e3d4c

#2e2e39

#1f1f26

#0f0f13

Tints

Color #5d5c72 mixed toward white.

#74738e

#908fa5

#acabbb

#c7c7d2

#e3e3e8

Tones

Color #5d5c72 mixed toward gray.

#5f5e70

#60606e

#62626d

#64636b

#656569

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.24:1

White text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d6d · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#5d5d6c · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#5d6968 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d5c72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d5c72]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5d5c72 (#5d5c72) is rgb(93, 92, 114) in RGB.

No, #5d5c72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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