#5a5774

Color #5a5774

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5a5774

RGB

rgb(90, 87, 116)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 14.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 25%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 25%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(38.29, 7.99, -16.02)

LCH

lch(38.29, 17.9, 296.51)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.0466, 289.17)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 34.1%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717457

Analogous

#576274

#5a5774

#685774

Triadic

#5a5774

#745a57

#57745a

Split-complementary

#5a5774

#746857

#627457

Tetradic

#5a5774

#745771

#717457

#57745a

Square

#5a5774

#745762

#717457

#577468

Shades

Color #5a5774 mixed toward black.

#4b4861

#3c3a4d

#2d2b3a

#1e1d27

#0f0e13

Tints

Color #5a5774 mixed toward white.

#716d91

#8d8aa7

#aaa7bd

#c6c5d3

#e3e2e9

Tones

Color #5a5774 mixed toward gray.

#5c5972

#5e5c6f

#605e6d

#62616a

#646368

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.05:1

White text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59596e · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#59596c · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#5a6967 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a5774;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a5774]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a5774 (#5a5774) is rgb(90, 87, 116) in RGB.

No, #5a5774 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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