#585161

Color #585161

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#585161

RGB

rgb(88, 81, 97)

HSL

hsl(266.3, 9%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.3, 16.5%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 16.5%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(35.64, 6.35, -8.24)

LCH

lch(35.64, 10.4, 307.62)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.0271, 305.1)

HWB

hwb(266.3, 31.8%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a6151

Analogous

#515261

#585161

#605161

Triadic

#585161

#615851

#516158

Split-complementary

#585161

#616051

#526151

Tetradic

#585161

#61515a

#5a6151

#516158

Square

#585161

#615152

#5a6151

#516160

Shades

Color #585161 mixed toward black.

#494351

#3b3641

#2c2831

#1d1b20

#0f0d10

Tints

Color #585161 mixed toward white.

#736a7f

#8f869a

#aba5b3

#c7c3cd

#e3e1e6

Tones

Color #585161 mixed toward gray.

#585260

#58545e

#59555d

#59565c

#59585a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55555d · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#55565d · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#585a5a · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #585161;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#585161]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#585161 (#585161) is rgb(88, 81, 97) in RGB.

No, #585161 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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