#5B559D

#5B559D

Color Values

HEX

#5B559D

RGB

91, 85, 157

HSL

245.0, 29.8%, 47.5%

HSV

245.0, 45.9%, 61.6%

CMYK

42.0%, 45.9%, 0.0%, 38.4%

OKLCH

0.4897 0.1128 285.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B559D

#979D55

Analogous

#55739D

#7F559D

#5B559D

Triadic

#5B559D

#9D5B55

#559D5B

Split Complementary

#5B559D

#9D7F55

#739D55

Tetradic

#5B559D

#9D5573

#979D55

#559D7F

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B559D

Protanopia

#58588C

Deuteranopia

#595987

Tritanopia

#5B7E7B

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B559D;
color: #5B559D;
border-color: #5B559D;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F5F9
100
#E9E9F2
200
#D2D1E6
300
#B3B0D4
400
#8985BD
500
#605AA5
600
#4D4884
700
#3D396A
800
#302D53
900
#26233D
950
#181627

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.5:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.23:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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