#5b596a

Color #5b596a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b596a

RGB

rgb(91, 89, 106)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 8.7%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 16%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 16%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(38.57, 4.61, -9.42)

LCH

lch(38.57, 10.49, 296.08)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.0272, 290.63)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 34.9%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#686a59

Analogous

#595f6a

#5b596a

#63596a

Triadic

#5b596a

#6a5b59

#596a5b

Split-complementary

#5b596a

#6a6359

#5f6a59

Tetradic

#5b596a

#6a5968

#686a59

#596a5b

Square

#5b596a

#6a595f

#686a59

#596a63

Shades

Color #5b596a mixed toward black.

#4c4a58

#3d3b47

#2d2c35

#1e1e23

#0f0f12

Tints

Color #5b596a mixed toward white.

#737186

#8f8d9f

#aba9b7

#c7c6cf

#e3e2e7

Tones

Color #5b596a mixed toward gray.

#5c5a68

#5d5c67

#5e5d66

#5f5f64

#606063

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.08:1

White text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a66 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#5a5a65 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#5b6362 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b596a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b596a]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b596a (#5b596a) is rgb(91, 89, 106) in RGB.

No, #5b596a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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