#5a5569

Color #5a5569

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5a5569

RGB

rgb(90, 85, 105)

HSL

hsl(255, 10.5%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 19%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 19%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(37.28, 6.49, -10.75)

LCH

lch(37.28, 12.56, 301.12)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0326, 296.57)

HWB

hwb(255, 33.3%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#646955

Analogous

#555a69

#5a5569

#645569

Triadic

#5a5569

#695a55

#55695a

Split-complementary

#5a5569

#696455

#5a6955

Tetradic

#5a5569

#695564

#646955

#55695a

Square

#5a5569

#69555a

#646955

#556964

Shades

Color #5a5569 mixed toward black.

#4b4758

#3c3946

#2d2b35

#1e1c23

#0f0e12

Tints

Color #5a5569 mixed toward white.

#736d87

#8f89a0

#aba7b7

#c7c4cf

#e3e2e7

Tones

Color #5a5569 mixed toward gray.

#5b5767

#5c5866

#5d5a64

#5d5c62

#5e5d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.94:1

White text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585865 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#585964 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#5a6160 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a5569;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a5569]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5a5569 (#5a5569) is rgb(90, 85, 105) in RGB.

No, #5a5569 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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