#5f4e9d

Color #5f4e9d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.7 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 11.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#5f4e9d

RGB

rgb(95, 78, 157)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 33.6%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 50.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.5%, 50.3%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(38.4, 26.56, -40.77)

LCH

lch(38.4, 48.66, 303.08)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.1235, 290.91)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 30.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9d4e

Analogous

#4e659d

#5f4e9d

#874e9d

Triadic

#5f4e9d

#9d5f4e

#4e9d5f

Split-complementary

#5f4e9d

#9d874e

#659d4e

Tetradic

#5f4e9d

#9d4e8c

#8c9d4e

#4e9d5f

Square

#5f4e9d

#9d4e65

#8c9d4e

#4e9d87

Shades

Color #5f4e9d mixed toward black.

#4f4183

#3f3469

#30274f

#201a34

#100d1a

Tints

Color #5f4e9d mixed toward white.

#7766b3

#9285c2

#ada3d1

#c8c2e1

#e4e0f0

Tones

Color #5f4e9d mixed toward gray.

#635596

#675b90

#6a6289

#6e6883

#726f7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58588f · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#595a8b · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#5e827f · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 23.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f4e9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f4e9d]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5f4e9d (#5f4e9d) is rgb(95, 78, 157) in RGB.

No, #5f4e9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #5f4e9d, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast