#5e4ca5

Color #5e4ca5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5e4ca5

RGB

rgb(94, 76, 165)

HSL

hsl(252.1, 36.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.1, 53.9%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43%, 53.9%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(38.31, 29.89, -45.71)

LCH

lch(38.31, 54.62, 303.18)

OKLCH

oklch(48.1%, 0.1378, 289.5)

HWB

hwb(252.1, 29.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93a54c

Analogous

#4c67a5

#5e4ca5

#8b4ca5

Triadic

#5e4ca5

#a55e4c

#4ca55e

Split-complementary

#5e4ca5

#a58b4c

#67a54c

Tetradic

#5e4ca5

#a54c93

#93a54c

#4ca55e

Square

#5e4ca5

#a54c67

#93a54c

#4ca58b

Shades

Color #5e4ca5 mixed toward black.

#4e3f8a

#3f336e

#2f2653

#1f1937

#100d1c

Tints

Color #5e4ca5 mixed toward white.

#7666b8

#9284c6

#ada3d5

#c8c2e3

#e4e0f1

Tones

Color #5e4ca5 mixed toward gray.

#62549e

#675b96

#6b628f

#706a87

#747180

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.05:1

White text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575795 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#585991 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#5d8884 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e4ca5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e4ca5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5e4ca5 (#5e4ca5) is rgb(94, 76, 165) in RGB.

No, #5e4ca5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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