#5f596c

Color #5f596c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5f596c

RGB

rgb(95, 89, 108)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 9.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 17.6%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(39, 6.57, -9.96)

LCH

lch(39, 11.93, 303.41)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.031, 299.54)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 34.9%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#666c59

Analogous

#595c6c

#5f596c

#68596c

Triadic

#5f596c

#6c5f59

#596c5f

Split-complementary

#5f596c

#6c6859

#5c6c59

Tetradic

#5f596c

#6c5966

#666c59

#596c5f

Square

#5f596c

#6c595c

#666c59

#596c68

Shades

Color #5f596c mixed toward black.

#4f4a5a

#3f3b48

#2f2c36

#201e24

#100f12

Tints

Color #5f596c mixed toward white.

#787188

#938da1

#aea9b8

#c9c6d0

#e4e2e7

Tones

Color #5f596c mixed toward gray.

#605b6a

#605c69

#615e67

#615f66

#626164

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c68 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#5d5d67 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#5f6464 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f596c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f596c]

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

#5f596c (#5f596c) is rgb(95, 89, 108) in RGB.

No, #5f596c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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