#5a4eab

Color #5a4eab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5a4eab

RGB

rgb(90, 78, 171)

HSL

hsl(247.7, 37.3%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.7, 54.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.4%, 54.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(38.83, 29.52, -48.47)

LCH

lch(38.83, 56.75, 301.34)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.1434, 285.62)

HWB

hwb(247.7, 30.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fab4e

Analogous

#4e71ab

#5a4eab

#884eab

Triadic

#5a4eab

#ab5a4e

#4eab5a

Split-complementary

#5a4eab

#ab884e

#71ab4e

Tetradic

#5a4eab

#ab4e9f

#9fab4e

#4eab5a

Square

#5a4eab

#ab4e71

#9fab4e

#4eab88

Shades

Color #5a4eab mixed toward black.

#4b418e

#3c3472

#2d2755

#1e1a39

#0f0d1c

Tints

Color #5a4eab mixed toward white.

#746abb

#9087c8

#aca5d6

#c7c3e4

#e3e1f1

Tones

Color #5a4eab mixed toward gray.

#6056a3

#655d9b

#6b6594

#716d8c

#777584

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55559b · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#565797 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#598c89 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a4eab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a4eab]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a4eab (#5a4eab) is rgb(90, 78, 171) in RGB.

No, #5a4eab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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