#5b616d

Color #5b616d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5b616d

RGB

rgb(91, 97, 109)

HSL

hsl(220, 9%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 16.5%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 11%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(41.02, 0.43, -7.58)

LCH

lch(41.02, 7.59, 273.25)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.0206, 264.43)

HWB

hwb(220, 35.7%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d675b

Analogous

#5b6a6d

#5b616d

#5e5b6d

Triadic

#5b616d

#6d5b61

#616d5b

Split-complementary

#5b616d

#6d5e5b

#6a6d5b

Tetradic

#5b616d

#675b6d

#6d675b

#616d5b

Square

#5b616d

#6d5b6a

#6d675b

#5b6d5e

Shades

Color #5b616d mixed toward black.

#4c515b

#3d4149

#2d3036

#1e2024

#0f1012

Tints

Color #5b616d mixed toward white.

#727a89

#8e95a1

#abafb8

#c7cad0

#e3e4e7

Tones

Color #5b616d mixed toward gray.

#5c616b

#5e626a

#5f6268

#616367

#626365

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.38:1

White text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e6a · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#5d5d6a · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#5b6868 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 6.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b616d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b616d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5b616d (#5b616d) is rgb(91, 97, 109) in RGB.

No, #5b616d 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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