#5e5c70

Color #5e5c70

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.04 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5c70

RGB

rgb(94, 92, 112)

HSL

hsl(246, 9.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 17.9%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(39.92, 5.3, -11.04)

LCH

lch(39.92, 12.25, 295.64)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.0319, 289.8)

HWB

hwb(246, 36.1%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e705c

Analogous

#5c6470

#5e5c70

#685c70

Triadic

#5e5c70

#705e5c

#5c705e

Split-complementary

#5e5c70

#70685c

#64705c

Tetradic

#5e5c70

#705c6e

#6e705c

#5c705e

Square

#5e5c70

#705c64

#6e705c

#5c7068

Shades

Color #5e5c70 mixed toward black.

#4e4d5d

#3f3d4b

#2f2e38

#1f1f25

#100f13

Tints

Color #5e5c70 mixed toward white.

#76738c

#918fa3

#adabba

#c8c7d1

#e4e3e8

Tones

Color #5e5c70 mixed toward gray.

#5f5e6e

#615f6d

#62616b

#636369

#656468

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.24:1

White text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d6c · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#5d5d6a · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#5e6867 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5c70;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5c70]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e5c70 (#5e5c70) is rgb(94, 92, 112) in RGB.

No, #5e5c70 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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