#5B5F9F Color

#5B5F9F is rgb(91, 95, 159) in RGB and hsl(236, 27%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5F9F

HEX#5B5F9F

RGBrgb(91, 95, 159)

HSLhsl(236, 27%, 49%)

HSVhsv(236, 43%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.101 279.5)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 40%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5F9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5F9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5F9F Complementary#9F9A5B Analogous#5B819F Analogous#785B9F Triadic#9F5B60 Triadic#609F5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5F9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7175AD #878BBA #9EA1C7 #B5B7D4 #CBCDE1 #E2E3EE

Shades

#50548B #434675 #383B61 #2B2D4A #202137 #131420

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