#5a495e

Color #5a495e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#5a495e

RGB

rgb(90, 73, 94)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 12.6%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 22.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 22.3%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(33.45, 11.49, -9.63)

LCH

lch(33.45, 14.99, 320.03)

OKLCH

oklch(43.1%, 0.0402, 319.74)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 28.6%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5e49

Analogous

#4f495e

#5a495e

#5e4957

Triadic

#5a495e

#5e5a49

#495e5a

Split-complementary

#5a495e

#575e49

#495e4f

Tetradic

#5a495e

#5e494d

#4d5e49

#495e5a

Square

#5a495e

#5e4f49

#4d5e49

#49575e

Shades

Color #5a495e mixed toward black.

#4b3d4e

#3c313f

#2d242f

#1e181f

#0f0c10

Tints

Color #5a495e mixed toward white.

#79627e

#967e9b

#b09eb4

#cabfcd

#e5dfe6

Tones

Color #5a495e mixed toward gray.

#594b5c

#584c5a

#574e59

#565057

#545255

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535359 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#545558 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#595655 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a495e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a495e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#5a495e (#5a495e) is rgb(90, 73, 94) in RGB.

No, #5a495e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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