#5e596c

Color #5e596c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e596c

RGB

rgb(94, 89, 108)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(38.91, 6.2, -10.11)

LCH

lch(38.91, 11.86, 301.52)

OKLCH

oklch(47.6%, 0.0308, 297.23)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 34.9%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#676c59

Analogous

#595d6c

#5e596c

#67596c

Triadic

#5e596c

#6c5e59

#596c5e

Split-complementary

#5e596c

#6c6759

#5d6c59

Tetradic

#5e596c

#6c5967

#676c59

#596c5e

Square

#5e596c

#6c595d

#676c59

#596c67

Shades

Color #5e596c mixed toward black.

#4e4a5a

#3f3b48

#2f2c36

#1f1e24

#100f12

Tints

Color #5e596c mixed toward white.

#777188

#928da1

#ada9b8

#c8c6d0

#e4e2e7

Tones

Color #5e596c mixed toward gray.

#5f5b6a

#5f5c69

#605e67

#615f66

#626164

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c68 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#5c5d67 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#5e6464 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e596c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e596c]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5e596c (#5e596c) is rgb(94, 89, 108) in RGB.

No, #5e596c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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