#5B659F Color

#5B659F is rgb(91, 101, 159) in RGB and hsl(231, 27%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B659F

HEX#5B659F

RGBrgb(91, 101, 159)

HSLhsl(231, 27%, 49%)

HSVhsv(231, 43%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.092 275.3)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 36%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B659F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B659F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B659F Complementary#9F955B Analogous#5B879F Analogous#735B9F Triadic#9F5B65 Triadic#659F5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B659F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#717AAD #878FBA #9EA4C7 #B5B9D4 #CBCEE1 #E2E4EE

Shades

#50598B #434A75 #383E61 #2B304A #202337 #131520

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