#5a3169

Color #5a3169

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.23 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5a3169

RGB

rgb(90, 49, 105)

HSL

hsl(283.9, 36.4%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.9, 53.3%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 53.3%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(27.82, 29, -25.37)

LCH

lch(27.82, 38.53, 318.82)

OKLCH

oklch(39%, 0.1021, 316.35)

HWB

hwb(283.9, 19.2%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#406931

Analogous

#3e3169

#5a3169

#69315c

Triadic

#5a3169

#695a31

#31695a

Split-complementary

#5a3169

#5c6931

#31693e

Tetradic

#5a3169

#693140

#406931

#31695a

Square

#5a3169

#693e31

#406931

#315c69

Shades

Color #5a3169 mixed toward black.

#4b2958

#3c2146

#2d1835

#1e1023

#0f0812

Tints

Color #5a3169 mixed toward white.

#7d4492

#9c5db4

#b586c6

#ceaed9

#e6d7ec

Tones

Color #5a3169 mixed toward gray.

#583664

#563a60

#543f5b

#514456

#4f4852

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.08:1

White text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b5f · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#4e505c · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#585654 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a3169;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a3169]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5a3169 (#5a3169) is rgb(90, 49, 105) in RGB.

No, #5a3169 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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