#5a475e

Color #5a475e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5a475e

RGB

rgb(90, 71, 94)

HSL

hsl(289.6, 13.9%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.6, 24.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 24.5%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(32.89, 12.76, -10.47)

LCH

lch(32.89, 16.51, 320.63)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.0444, 320.39)

HWB

hwb(289.6, 27.8%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b5e47

Analogous

#4f475e

#5a475e

#5e4757

Triadic

#5a475e

#5e5a47

#475e5a

Split-complementary

#5a475e

#575e47

#475e4f

Tetradic

#5a475e

#5e474b

#4b5e47

#475e5a

Square

#5a475e

#5e4f47

#4b5e47

#47575e

Shades

Color #5a475e mixed toward black.

#4b3b4e

#3c2f3f

#2d242f

#1e181f

#0f0c10

Tints

Color #5a475e mixed toward white.

#79607f

#977c9c

#b19db5

#cbbece

#e5dee6

Tones

Color #5a475e mixed toward gray.

#59495c

#584b5a

#564d58

#554f56

#545155

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525259 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#535558 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#595554 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a475e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a475e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#5a475e (#5a475e) is rgb(90, 71, 94) in RGB.

No, #5a475e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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