#5f40a2

Color #5f40a2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5f40a2

RGB

rgb(95, 64, 162)

HSL

hsl(259, 43.4%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259, 60.5%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.4%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(35.42, 36.47, -48.57)

LCH

lch(35.42, 60.74, 306.9)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.1516, 294.22)

HWB

hwb(259, 25.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83a240

Analogous

#4052a2

#5f40a2

#9040a2

Triadic

#5f40a2

#a25f40

#40a25f

Split-complementary

#5f40a2

#a29040

#52a240

Tetradic

#5f40a2

#a24083

#83a240

#40a25f

Square

#5f40a2

#a24052

#83a240

#40a290

Shades

Color #5f40a2 mixed toward black.

#4f3587

#3f2b6c

#2f2051

#201536

#100b1b

Tints

Color #5f40a2 mixed toward white.

#7655bc

#9177c9

#ad99d7

#c8bbe4

#e4ddf2

Tones

Color #5f40a2 mixed toward gray.

#62489a

#655092

#685889

#6b6181

#6e6979

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.74:1

White text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535392 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#55578d · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#5e837f · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f40a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f40a2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5f40a2 (#5f40a2) is rgb(95, 64, 162) in RGB.

No, #5f40a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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