#5e5386

Color #5e5386

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5386

RGB

rgb(94, 83, 134)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 23.5%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 38.1%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 38.1%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(38.35, 16.63, -26.94)

LCH

lch(38.35, 31.66, 301.69)

OKLCH

oklch(47.5%, 0.0816, 292.95)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 32.5%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b8653

Analogous

#536186

#5e5386

#775386

Triadic

#5e5386

#865e53

#53865e

Split-complementary

#5e5386

#867753

#618653

Tetradic

#5e5386

#86537b

#7b8653

#53865e

Square

#5e5386

#865361

#7b8653

#538677

Shades

Color #5e5386 mixed toward black.

#4e4570

#3f3759

#2f2943

#1f1c2d

#100e16

Tints

Color #5e5386 mixed toward white.

#7468a2

#9086b4

#aca4c7

#c8c3da

#e3e1ec

Tones

Color #5e5386 mixed toward gray.

#605782

#635b7d

#656079

#686475

#6a6871

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59597c · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#5a5b79 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#5d7371 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5386;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5386]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5e5386 (#5e5386) is rgb(94, 83, 134) in RGB.

No, #5e5386 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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