#5B558E

#5B558E

Color Values

HEX

#5B558E

RGB

91, 85, 142

HSL

246.3, 25.1%, 44.5%

HSV

246.3, 40.1%, 55.7%

CMYK

35.9%, 40.1%, 0.0%, 44.3%

OKLCH

0.4809 0.0904 287.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B558E

#888E55

Analogous

#556B8E

#77558E

#5B558E

Triadic

#5B558E

#8E5B55

#558E5B

Split Complementary

#5B558E

#8E7755

#6B8E55

Tetradic

#5B558E

#8E556B

#888E55

#558E77

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B558E

Protanopia

#585880

Deuteranopia

#59597D

Tritanopia

#5B7573

Achromatopsia

#5A5A5A

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B558E;
color: #5B558E;
border-color: #5B558E;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#EAE9F1
200
#D4D2E4
300
#B6B2D1
400
#8E89B8
500
#665FA0
600
#524C80
700
#413D66
800
#333050
900
#28263B
950
#191826

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.7:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.13:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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