#5e697d

Color #5e697d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.29 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#5e697d

RGB

rgb(94, 105, 125)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 14.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 24.8%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 16%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(44.18, 0.63, -12.5)

LCH

lch(44.18, 12.52, 272.89)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0345, 262.34)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 36.9%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d725e

Analogous

#5e787d

#5e697d

#625e7d

Triadic

#5e697d

#7d5e69

#697d5e

Split-complementary

#5e697d

#7d625e

#787d5e

Tetradic

#5e697d

#725e7d

#7d725e

#697d5e

Square

#5e697d

#7d5e78

#7d725e

#5e7d62

Shades

Color #5e697d mixed toward black.

#4e5768

#3f4653

#2f343e

#1f232a

#101115

Tints

Color #5e697d mixed toward white.

#748197

#909aac

#acb3c1

#c8ccd5

#e3e6ea

Tones

Color #5e697d mixed toward gray.

#606a7a

#636a78

#666b75

#686c73

#6b6d70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636379 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#626177 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#5f7574 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e697d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e697d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e697d (#5e697d) is rgb(94, 105, 125) in RGB.

No, #5e697d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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