#5E517B Color

#5E517B is rgb(94, 81, 123) in RGB and hsl(259, 21%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5E517B

HEX#5E517B

RGBrgb(94, 81, 123)

HSLhsl(259, 21%, 40%)

HSVhsv(259, 34%, 48%)

OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.068 297.9)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 52%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5E517B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5E517B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5E517B Complementary#6E7B51 Analogous#51587B Analogous#74517B Triadic#7B5E51 Triadic#517B5E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5E517B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#716194 #897AA8 #9F93B8 #B5ACC9 #CBC4D9 #E4E0EB

Shades

#52476C #473C5D #3B324D #2D263B #211C2B #15121C

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