#5f5b70

Color #5f5b70

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5f5b70

RGB

rgb(95, 91, 112)

HSL

hsl(251.4, 10.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.4, 18.7%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(39.72, 6.28, -11.34)

LCH

lch(39.72, 12.96, 298.98)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.0337, 293.82)

HWB

hwb(251.4, 35.7%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c705b

Analogous

#5b6270

#5f5b70

#695b70

Triadic

#5f5b70

#705f5b

#5b705f

Split-complementary

#5f5b70

#70695b

#62705b

Tetradic

#5f5b70

#705b6c

#6c705b

#5b705f

Square

#5f5b70

#705b62

#6c705b

#5b7069

Shades

Color #5f5b70 mixed toward black.

#4f4c5d

#3f3d4b

#302e38

#201e25

#100f13

Tints

Color #5f5b70 mixed toward white.

#77728c

#928ea3

#adaaba

#c9c7d1

#e4e3e8

Tones

Color #5f5b70 mixed toward gray.

#605d6e

#615f6c

#62606b

#636269

#646467

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.22:1

White text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d6b · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#5e5e6a · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#5f6867 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f5b70;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f5b70]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5f5b70 (#5f5b70) is rgb(95, 91, 112) in RGB.

No, #5f5b70 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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