#5a4e5d

Color #5a4e5d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5a4e5d

RGB

rgb(90, 78, 93)

HSL

hsl(288, 8.8%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 16.1%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 16.1%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(34.83, 8.1, -6.93)

LCH

lch(34.83, 10.66, 319.45)

OKLCH

oklch(44.1%, 0.0286, 319.4)

HWB

hwb(288, 30.6%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515d4e

Analogous

#524e5d

#5a4e5d

#5d4e58

Triadic

#5a4e5d

#5d5a4e

#4e5d5a

Split-complementary

#5a4e5d

#585d4e

#4e5d52

Tetradic

#5a4e5d

#5d4e51

#515d4e

#4e5d5a

Square

#5a4e5d

#5d524e

#515d4e

#4e585d

Shades

Color #5a4e5d mixed toward black.

#4b414d

#3c343e

#2d272e

#1e1a1f

#0f0d0f

Tints

Color #5a4e5d mixed toward white.

#78687c

#948498

#afa3b2

#c9c2cb

#e4e0e5

Tones

Color #5a4e5d mixed toward gray.

#594f5c

#58505a

#585259

#575358

#565457

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55555a · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#565759 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#595756 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a4e5d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a4e5d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#5a4e5d (#5a4e5d) is rgb(90, 78, 93) in RGB.

No, #5a4e5d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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