#5e5b6a

Color #5e5b6a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5b6a

RGB

rgb(94, 91, 106)

HSL

hsl(252, 7.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 14.2%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(39.42, 4.49, -8.12)

LCH

lch(39.42, 9.28, 298.94)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.0241, 294.54)

HWB

hwb(252, 35.7%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#676a5b

Analogous

#5b5f6a

#5e5b6a

#655b6a

Triadic

#5e5b6a

#6a5e5b

#5b6a5e

Split-complementary

#5e5b6a

#6a655b

#5f6a5b

Tetradic

#5e5b6a

#6a5b67

#676a5b

#5b6a5e

Square

#5e5b6a

#6a5b5f

#676a5b

#5b6a65

Shades

Color #5e5b6a mixed toward black.

#4e4c58

#3f3d47

#2f2d35

#1f1e23

#100f12

Tints

Color #5e5b6a mixed toward white.

#777386

#928f9f

#adabb7

#c8c7cf

#e4e3e7

Tones

Color #5e5b6a mixed toward gray.

#5f5c69

#5f5d67

#605f66

#616065

#626164

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.18:1

White text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d67 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#5d5d66 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#5e6463 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5b6a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5b6a]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#5e5b6a (#5e5b6a) is rgb(94, 91, 106) in RGB.

No, #5e5b6a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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