#5A517B Color

#5A517B is rgb(90, 81, 123) in RGB and hsl(253, 21%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5A517B

HEX#5A517B

RGBrgb(90, 81, 123)

HSLhsl(253, 21%, 40%)

HSVhsv(253, 34%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(46.1% 0.068 293.4)

CMYKcmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 52%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5A517B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5A517B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5A517B Complementary#727B51 Analogous#515D7B Analogous#6F517B Triadic#7B5A51 Triadic#517B5A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5A517B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6C6194 #847AA8 #9B93B8 #B2ACC9 #C9C4D9 #E2E0EB

Shades

#4F476C #433C5D #38324D #2B263B #1F1C2B #14121C

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