#514656

Color #514656

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#514656

RGB

rgb(81, 70, 86)

HSL

hsl(281.2, 10.3%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.2, 18.6%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(31.35, 8.08, -7.78)

LCH

lch(31.35, 11.22, 316.08)

OKLCH

oklch(41.1%, 0.0298, 315.27)

HWB

hwb(281.2, 27.5%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b5646

Analogous

#494656

#514656

#564653

Triadic

#514656

#565146

#465651

Split-complementary

#514656

#535646

#465649

Tetradic

#514656

#56464b

#4b5646

#465651

Square

#514656

#564946

#4b5646

#465356

Shades

Color #514656 mixed toward black.

#443a48

#362f39

#29232b

#1b171d

#0e0c0e

Tints

Color #514656 mixed toward white.

#706077

#8e7d95

#aa9db0

#c6beca

#e3dee5

Tones

Color #514656 mixed toward gray.

#514755

#504953

#504a52

#4f4b51

#4f4d4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.36:1

White text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c52 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#4d4e52 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#50504f · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 10.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #514656;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514656]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#514656 (#514656) is rgb(81, 70, 86) in RGB.

No, #514656 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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