#5B5595

#5B5595

Color Values

HEX

#5B5595

RGB

91, 85, 149

HSL

245.6, 27.4%, 45.9%

HSV

245.6, 43.0%, 58.4%

CMYK

38.9%, 43.0%, 0.0%, 41.6%

OKLCH

0.4849 0.1009 286.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B5595

#8F9555

Analogous

#556F95

#7B5595

#5B5595

Triadic

#5B5595

#955B55

#55955B

Split Complementary

#5B5595

#957B55

#6F9555

Tetradic

#5B5595

#95556F

#8F9555

#55957B

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B5595

Protanopia

#585886

Deuteranopia

#595982

Tritanopia

#5B7977

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B5595;
color: #5B5595;
border-color: #5B5595;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#EAE9F1
200
#D3D2E5
300
#B4B1D3
400
#8C87BB
500
#635DA2
600
#4F4A82
700
#3F3B68
800
#322E51
900
#27253C
950
#181726

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.61:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.18:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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