#5B557B

#5B557B

Color Values

HEX

#5B557B

RGB

91, 85, 123

HSL

249.5, 18.3%, 40.8%

HSV

249.5, 30.9%, 48.2%

CMYK

26.0%, 30.9%, 0.0%, 51.8%

OKLCH

0.4709 0.061 291.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5000 Violet Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B557B

#757B55

Analogous

#55627B

#6E557B

#5B557B

Triadic

#5B557B

#7B5B55

#557B5B

Split Complementary

#5B557B

#7B6E55

#627B55

Tetradic

#5B557B

#7B5562

#757B55

#557B6E

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B557B

Protanopia

#585872

Deuteranopia

#595970

Tritanopia

#5B6B69

Achromatopsia

#595959

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B557B;
color: #5B557B;
border-color: #5B557B;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 600 #475569

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F6F9
100
#EBEAF0
200
#D7D5E2
300
#BAB7CD
400
#958FB2
500
#706897
600
#595379
700
#474361
800
#38344B
900
#2B2838
950
#1B1A24

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.93:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.03:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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