#5f6f8b

Color #5f6f8b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.75 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5f6f8b

RGB

rgb(95, 111, 139)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 18.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 31.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 20.1%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(46.53, 1.04, -17.29)

LCH

lch(46.53, 17.32, 273.44)

OKLCH

oklch(53.9%, 0.0481, 261.52)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 37.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b7b5f

Analogous

#5f858b

#5f6f8b

#655f8b

Triadic

#5f6f8b

#8b5f6f

#6f8b5f

Split-complementary

#5f6f8b

#8b655f

#858b5f

Tetradic

#5f6f8b

#7b5f8b

#8b7b5f

#6f8b5f

Square

#5f6f8b

#8b5f85

#8b7b5f

#5f8b65

Shades

Color #5f6f8b mixed toward black.

#4f5d74

#3f4a5d

#303846

#20252e

#101317

Tints

Color #5f6f8b mixed toward white.

#7686a2

#929eb4

#adb6c7

#c8cfda

#e4e7ec

Tones

Color #5f6f8b mixed toward gray.

#637087

#667184

#6a7280

#6e737c

#717479

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.13:1

White text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666685 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#656483 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#60807f · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 12.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f6f8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f6f8b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5f6f8b (#5f6f8b) is rgb(95, 111, 139) in RGB.

No, #5f6f8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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