#535057

Color #535057

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.6 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#535057

RGB

rgb(83, 80, 87)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 4.2%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 8%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 8%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(34.53, 2.75, -3.66)

LCH

lch(34.53, 4.58, 306.92)

OKLCH

oklch(43.7%, 0.012, 305.15)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 31.4%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#545750

Analogous

#505057

#535057

#565057

Triadic

#535057

#575350

#505753

Split-complementary

#535057

#575650

#505750

Tetradic

#535057

#575054

#545750

#505753

Square

#535057

#575050

#545750

#505756

Shades

Color #535057 mixed toward black.

#454348

#37353a

#29282b

#1c1b1d

#0e0d0e

Tints

Color #535057 mixed toward white.

#6f6b75

#8c8891

#a9a6ad

#c5c3c8

#e2e1e4

Tones

Color #535057 mixed toward gray.

#535056

#535156

#535255

#535354

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.65:1

White text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525255 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#525255 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#535454 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #535057;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535057]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#535057 (#535057) is rgb(83, 80, 87) in RGB.

No, #535057 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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