#5b3bab

Color #5b3bab

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 8.55 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b3bab

RGB

rgb(91, 59, 171)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 48.7%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 65.5%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.8%, 65.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(34.58, 41.07, -55.34)

LCH

lch(34.58, 68.91, 306.58)

OKLCH

oklch(45.4%, 0.1699, 291.26)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 23.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bab3b

Analogous

#3b53ab

#5b3bab

#933bab

Triadic

#5b3bab

#ab5b3b

#3bab5b

Split-complementary

#5b3bab

#ab933b

#53ab3b

Tetradic

#5b3bab

#ab3b8b

#8bab3b

#3bab5b

Square

#5b3bab

#ab3b53

#8bab3b

#3bab93

Shades

Color #5b3bab mixed toward black.

#4c318f

#3d2772

#2d1d56

#1e1439

#0f0a1d

Tints

Color #5b3bab mixed toward white.

#7252c3

#8e74cf

#aa97db

#c7bae7

#e3dcf3

Tones

Color #5b3bab mixed toward gray.

#5f44a2

#634e98

#67578f

#6b6086

#6f6a7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.66:1

White text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f99 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#515394 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#5a8985 · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b3bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b3bab]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5b3bab (#5b3bab) is rgb(91, 59, 171) in RGB.

No, #5b3bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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