#5b5978

Color #5b5978

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5978

RGB

rgb(91, 89, 120)

HSL

hsl(243.9, 14.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.9, 25.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 25.8%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(39.11, 8.13, -17.21)

LCH

lch(39.11, 19.03, 295.29)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.0496, 287.37)

HWB

hwb(243.9, 34.9%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#767859

Analogous

#596778

#5b5978

#6b5978

Triadic

#5b5978

#785b59

#59785b

Split-complementary

#5b5978

#786b59

#677859

Tetradic

#5b5978

#785976

#767859

#59785b

Square

#5b5978

#785967

#767859

#59786b

Shades

Color #5b5978 mixed toward black.

#4c4a64

#3d3b50

#2e2d3c

#1e1e28

#0f0f14

Tints

Color #5b5978 mixed toward white.

#716f94

#8e8caa

#aaa9bf

#c6c5d4

#e3e2ea

Tones

Color #5b5978 mixed toward gray.

#5d5c75

#605e73

#626170

#64636e

#66666b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a71 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#5a5a70 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#5b6c6b · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5978;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5978]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5b5978 (#5b5978) is rgb(91, 89, 120) in RGB.

No, #5b5978 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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