#5b5775

Color #5b5775

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5775

RGB

rgb(91, 87, 117)

HSL

hsl(248, 14.7%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248, 25.6%, 45.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 25.6%, 0%, 54.1%)

LAB

lab(38.42, 8.6, -16.43)

LCH

lch(38.42, 18.54, 297.63)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.0482, 290.54)

HWB

hwb(248, 34.1%, 54.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717557

Analogous

#576275

#5b5775

#6a5775

Triadic

#5b5775

#755b57

#57755b

Split-complementary

#5b5775

#756a57

#627557

Tetradic

#5b5775

#755771

#717557

#57755b

Square

#5b5775

#755762

#717557

#57756a

Shades

Color #5b5775 mixed toward black.

#4c4961

#3d3a4e

#2e2c3a

#1e1d27

#0f0f13

Tints

Color #5b5775 mixed toward white.

#726d92

#8e8aa8

#aaa7be

#c7c5d3

#e3e2e9

Tones

Color #5b5775 mixed toward gray.

#5d5a72

#5f5c70

#615f6d

#62616b

#646468

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59596f · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#5a5a6d · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#5b6968 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5775;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5775]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b5775 (#5b5775) is rgb(91, 87, 117) in RGB.

No, #5b5775 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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