#514c56

Color #514c56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#514c56

RGB

rgb(81, 76, 86)

HSL

hsl(270, 6.2%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 11.6%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 11.6%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(33.11, 4.25, -5.14)

LCH

lch(33.11, 6.67, 309.59)

OKLCH

oklch(42.5%, 0.0175, 308.05)

HWB

hwb(270, 29.8%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51564c

Analogous

#4c4c56

#514c56

#564c56

Triadic

#514c56

#56514c

#4c5651

Split-complementary

#514c56

#56564c

#4c564c

Tetradic

#514c56

#564c51

#51564c

#4c5651

Square

#514c56

#564c4c

#51564c

#4c5656

Shades

Color #514c56 mixed toward black.

#443f48

#363339

#29262b

#1b191d

#0e0d0e

Tints

Color #514c56 mixed toward white.

#6e6775

#8b8492

#a8a3ad

#c5c1c9

#e2e0e4

Tones

Color #514c56 mixed toward gray.

#514d55

#514e54

#514f54

#514f53

#515052

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f54 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#4f5053 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#515251 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #514c56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514c56]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#514c56 (#514c56) is rgb(81, 76, 86) in RGB.

No, #514c56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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