#5b586a

Color #5b586a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b586a

RGB

rgb(91, 88, 106)

HSL

hsl(250, 9.3%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 17%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 17%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(38.28, 5.23, -9.85)

LCH

lch(38.28, 11.15, 297.97)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.029, 292.94)

HWB

hwb(250, 34.5%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#676a58

Analogous

#585e6a

#5b586a

#64586a

Triadic

#5b586a

#6a5b58

#586a5b

Split-complementary

#5b586a

#6a6458

#5e6a58

Tetradic

#5b586a

#6a5867

#676a58

#586a5b

Square

#5b586a

#6a585e

#676a58

#586a64

Shades

Color #5b586a mixed toward black.

#4c4958

#3d3b47

#2d2c35

#1e1d23

#0f0f12

Tints

Color #5b586a mixed toward white.

#747087

#8f8c9f

#aba9b7

#c7c5cf

#e3e2e7

Tones

Color #5b586a mixed toward gray.

#5c5968

#5d5b67

#5e5c65

#5f5e64

#605f62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.05:1

White text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a66 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#5a5a65 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#5b6362 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b586a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b586a]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5b586a (#5b586a) is rgb(91, 88, 106) in RGB.

No, #5b586a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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