#5B517B Color

#5B517B is rgb(91, 81, 123) in RGB and hsl(254, 21%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B517B

HEX#5B517B

RGBrgb(91, 81, 123)

HSLhsl(254, 21%, 40%)

HSVhsv(254, 34%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(46.2% 0.068 294.5)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 34%, 0%, 52%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B517B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B517B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B517B Complementary#717B51 Analogous#515C7B Analogous#70517B Triadic#7B5B51 Triadic#517B5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B517B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D6194 #857AA8 #9C93B8 #B2ACC9 #C9C4D9 #E3E0EB

Shades

#4F476C #443C5D #39324D #2B263B #201C2B #14121C

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