#553957

Color #553957

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 22.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#553957

RGB

rgb(85, 57, 87)

HSL

hsl(296, 20.8%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296, 34.5%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(28.24, 18.2, -13.12)

LCH

lch(28.24, 22.44, 324.21)

OKLCH

oklch(38.9%, 0.0612, 324.44)

HWB

hwb(296, 22.4%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b5739

Analogous

#463957

#553957

#57394a

Triadic

#553957

#575539

#395755

Split-complementary

#553957

#4a5739

#395746

Tetradic

#553957

#57393b

#3b5739

#395755

Square

#553957

#574639

#3b5739

#394a57

Shades

Color #553957 mixed toward black.

#472f48

#39263a

#2a1c2b

#1c131d

#0e090e

Tints

Color #553957 mixed toward white.

#79517c

#9b6c9e

#b490b6

#cdb5cf

#e6dae7

Tones

Color #553957 mixed toward gray.

#533b54

#513e52

#4e404f

#4c434d

#4a454a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.11:1

White text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a51 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#4c4e4f · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#544c4b · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #553957;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553957]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#553957 (#553957) is rgb(85, 57, 87) in RGB.

No, #553957 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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