#5A657D#5A657D
#5A657D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.041 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5A657D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(90, 101, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 16%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 28%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28%, 19.2%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.70, 1.71, -14.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.70, 14.87, 276.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.66% -0.0031 -0.0405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.66% 0.041 265.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5708, 12.9613, 21.2375) |
| Luminance | 0.1296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.85
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.94
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 8.12
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 8.35
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.52
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5A657D #7D725A
analogous
#5A777D #5A657D #615A7D
triadic
#5A657D #7D5A65 #657D5A
tetradic
#5A657D #7D5A77 #7D725A #5A7D61
square
#5A657D #7D5A77 #7D725A #5A7D61
split-complementary
#5A657D #7D615A #777D5A
monochromatic
#272C36 #404859 #5A657D #77839D #9BA3B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#5A657D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#5A657D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5A657D
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5A657D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5A657D | 1.00 | 5.85 | 3.59 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D677E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A637C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#516A6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5a657d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 101, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.041 265.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8990a2',
500: '#5a657d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5a657d; $custom-light: #8990a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5a657d",
"rgb": {
"r": 90,
"g": 101,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.143,
"s": 16.279,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5066,
"c": 0.04065,
"h": 265.7
},
"luminance": 0.12962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5A657D
secondary
#A59E8E
accent
#A26FB9
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#F0F0F3
border
#CBCBCD
text
#0B0C0F
muted
#7C7D7F