#523c55

Color #523c55

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#523c55

RGB

rgb(82, 60, 85)

HSL

hsl(292.8, 17.2%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.8, 29.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 29.4%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(28.59, 14.69, -11.3)

LCH

lch(28.59, 18.53, 322.43)

OKLCH

oklch(39%, 0.0502, 322.45)

HWB

hwb(292.8, 23.5%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f553c

Analogous

#453c55

#523c55

#553c4b

Triadic

#523c55

#55523c

#3c5552

Split-complementary

#523c55

#4b553c

#3c5545

Tetradic

#523c55

#553c3f

#3f553c

#3c5552

Square

#523c55

#55453c

#3f553c

#3c4b55

Shades

Color #523c55 mixed toward black.

#443247

#372839

#291e2a

#1b141c

#0e0a0e

Tints

Color #523c55 mixed toward white.

#745579

#95709a

#b094b3

#cab8cd

#e5dbe6

Tones

Color #523c55 mixed toward gray.

#503e53

#4f4051

#4d424f

#4c444d

#4a464a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494950 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#4b4c4e · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#514b4a · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #523c55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#523c55]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#523c55 (#523c55) is rgb(82, 60, 85) in RGB.

No, #523c55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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