#605b74

Color #605b74

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 16.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#605b74

RGB

rgb(96, 91, 116)

HSL

hsl(252, 12.1%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 21.6%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(39.96, 7.61, -13.42)

LCH

lch(39.96, 15.43, 299.56)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.0401, 294.01)

HWB

hwb(252, 35.7%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f745b

Analogous

#5b6374

#605b74

#6d5b74

Triadic

#605b74

#74605b

#5b7460

Split-complementary

#605b74

#746d5b

#63745b

Tetradic

#605b74

#745b6f

#6f745b

#5b7460

Square

#605b74

#745b63

#6f745b

#5b746d

Shades

Color #605b74 mixed toward black.

#504c61

#403d4d

#302e3a

#201e27

#100f13

Tints

Color #605b74 mixed toward white.

#787290

#938ea6

#aeaabc

#c9c6d3

#e4e3e9

Tones

Color #605b74 mixed toward gray.

#615d72

#635f70

#64616e

#65636c

#66656a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e6f · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#5e5f6d · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#606a69 · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #605b74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#605b74]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#605b74 (#605b74) is rgb(96, 91, 116) in RGB.

No, #605b74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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