#5B5172

#5B5172

Color Values

HEX

#5B5172

RGB

91, 81, 114

HSL

258.2, 16.9%, 38.2%

HSV

258.2, 28.9%, 44.7%

CMYK

20.2%, 28.9%, 0.0%, 55.3%

OKLCH

0.4579 0.0541 298.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5000 Violet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B5172

#687251

Analogous

#515772

#6B5172

#5B5172

Triadic

#5B5172

#725B51

#51725B

Split Complementary

#5B5172

#726B51

#577251

Tetradic

#5B5172

#725157

#687251

#51726B

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B5172

Protanopia

#57576A

Deuteranopia

#575868

Tritanopia

#5A6462

Achromatopsia

#565656

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B5172;
color: #5B5172;
border-color: #5B5172;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 600 #475569

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F6F8
100
#ECEBF0
200
#D9D5E1
300
#BEB7CC
400
#9A91B1
500
#776A95
600
#5F5577
700
#4C445F
800
#3C354B
900
#2E2938
950
#1D1A23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

7.33:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.86:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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