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#5B5DDC Color

#5B5DDC is rgb(91, 93, 220) in RGB, hsl(239, 65%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 58%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5B5DDC
HEX#5B5DDC
RGBrgb(91, 93, 220)
HSLhsl(239, 65%, 61%)
HSVhsv(239, 59%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 58%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.19 277.5)
LABlab(44.96% 28.28 -66.72)
LCHlch(44.96% 72.46 292.97)

What #5B5DDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5B5DDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 6.19Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.13Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.42Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.86Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.05Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 10.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#5B5DDC Channel Values

How #5B5DDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 91 · G 93 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 65% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 59% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.19:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5B5DDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5B5DDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5B5DDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5B5DDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5B5DDC
Complementary
#DCDA5B
Analogous
#5B9EDC
Analogous
#995BDC
Triadic
#DC5B5D
Triadic
#5DDC5B
Split comp.
#DC995B
Split comp.
#9EDC5B

Tints & Shades of #5B5DDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7072E1
#898BE6
#9E9FEA
#B3B4EF
#C8C9F3
#E2E2F9

Shades

#393CD5
#282BBD
#21239C
#191B76
#121354
#0B0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5B5DDC.

How #5B5DDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5B5DDC
Protanopia#5D5DDC
Protanomaly#5C5DDC
Deuteranopia#5C5CDC
Deuteranomaly#5C5DDC
Tritanopia#2E7777
Tritanomaly#446EA9
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5B5DDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5b5ddc: #5B5DDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5B5DDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5b5ddc': '#5B5DDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.357, green: 0.365, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_5b5ddc">#5B5DDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#5B5DDC"

More Blue Colors

#5B5DDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5B5DDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5B5DDC?

#5B5DDC is a light blue — rgb(91, 93, 220) in RGB and hsl(239, 65%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #5B5DDC?

#5B5DDC is rgb(91, 93, 220) — red 91, green 93, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5B5DDC?

#5B5DDC converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 58%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5B5DDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5B5DDC scores 5.19:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5B5DDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5B5DDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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