#5B5997 Color

#5B5997 is rgb(91, 89, 151) in RGB and hsl(242, 26%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5997

HEX#5B5997

RGBrgb(91, 89, 151)

HSLhsl(242, 26%, 47%)

HSVhsv(242, 41%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.098 283.7)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 41%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5997 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5997 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5997 Complementary#959759 Analogous#597697 Analogous#7A5997 Triadic#975B59 Triadic#59975B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5997, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D6BA8 #8785B7 #9D9BC5 #B3B2D2 #C9C8DF #E2E2EE

Shades

#4F4D84 #444270 #38375D #2A2A47 #1F1E33 #131320

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