#53475a

Color #53475a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#53475a

RGB

rgb(83, 71, 90)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 11.8%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 21.1%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 21.1%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(32, 9.14, -9.35)

LCH

lch(32, 13.08, 314.35)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.0346, 313.01)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 27.8%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5a47

Analogous

#4a475a

#53475a

#5a4758

Triadic

#53475a

#5a5347

#475a53

Split-complementary

#53475a

#585a47

#475a4a

Tetradic

#53475a

#5a474e

#4e5a47

#475a53

Square

#53475a

#5a4a47

#4e5a47

#47585a

Shades

Color #53475a mixed toward black.

#453b4b

#372f3c

#2a242d

#1c181e

#0e0c0f

Tints

Color #53475a mixed toward white.

#71617b

#8e7d98

#aa9db2

#c7becc

#e3dee5

Tones

Color #53475a mixed toward gray.

#534959

#524a57

#524c55

#514d54

#514f52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e56 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#4f5055 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#525252 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #53475a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53475a]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#53475a (#53475a) is rgb(83, 71, 90) in RGB.

No, #53475a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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