#5B5997

#5B5997

Color Values

HEX

#5B5997

RGB

91, 89, 151

HSL

241.9, 25.8%, 47.1%

HSV

241.9, 41.1%, 59.2%

CMYK

39.7%, 41.1%, 0.0%, 40.8%

OKLCH

0.4942 0.0977 283.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5B5997

#959759

Analogous

#597697

#7A5997

#5B5997

Triadic

#5B5997

#975B59

#59975B

Split Complementary

#5B5997

#977A59

#769759

Tetradic

#5B5997

#975976

#959759

#59977A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#5B5997

Protanopia

#5A5A88

Deuteranopia

#5A5A84

Tritanopia

#5B7C7A

Achromatopsia

#5E5E5E

CSS Usage

background-color: #5B5997;
color: #5B5997;
border-color: #5B5997;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 900 #1E3A8A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F6F9
100
#E9E9F1
200
#D3D2E5
300
#B3B2D2
400
#8A88B9
500
#615FA0
600
#4D4C80
700
#3E3D67
800
#302F50
900
#26253C
950
#181726

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.32:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.32:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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