#5e6aa1

Color #5e6aa1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5e6aa1

RGB

rgb(94, 106, 161)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 26.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 41.6%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(45.99, 10.04, -31.17)

LCH

lch(45.99, 32.75, 287.85)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0875, 273.74)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 36.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1955e

Analogous

#5e8ba1

#5e6aa1

#745ea1

Triadic

#5e6aa1

#a15e6a

#6aa15e

Split-complementary

#5e6aa1

#a1745e

#8ba15e

Tetradic

#5e6aa1

#955ea1

#a1955e

#6aa15e

Square

#5e6aa1

#a15e8b

#a1955e

#5ea174

Shades

Color #5e6aa1 mixed toward black.

#4e5886

#3f476b

#2f3551

#1f2336

#10121b

Tints

Color #5e6aa1 mixed toward white.

#7983b1

#949cc0

#aeb4d0

#c9cde0

#e4e6ef

Tones

Color #5e6aa1 mixed toward gray.

#646e9b

#697196

#6f7590

#74788b

#7a7c85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636496 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#636293 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#5f8d8a · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e6aa1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e6aa1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e6aa1 (#5e6aa1) is rgb(94, 106, 161) in RGB.

No, #5e6aa1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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