#5B5991 Color

#5B5991 is rgb(91, 89, 145) in RGB and hsl(242, 24%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5991

HEX#5B5991

RGBrgb(91, 89, 145)

HSLhsl(242, 24%, 46%)

HSVhsv(242, 39%, 57%)

OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.089 284.3)

CMYKcmyk(37%, 39%, 0%, 43%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5991 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5991 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5991 Complementary#909159 Analogous#597391 Analogous#775991 Triadic#915B59 Triadic#59915B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5991, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6C6AA4 #8584B3 #9B9AC1 #B4B3D0 #CAC9DE #E3E3EE

Shades

#4F4E7E #43426C #373659 #2C2B46 #201F33 #141320

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