#5b2966

Color #5b2966

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.06 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b2966

RGB

rgb(91, 41, 102)

HSL

hsl(289.2, 42.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.2, 59.8%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 59.8%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(26.07, 33.18, -26.19)

LCH

lch(26.07, 42.27, 321.71)

OKLCH

oklch(37.7%, 0.1135, 320.11)

HWB

hwb(289.2, 16.1%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#346629

Analogous

#3c2966

#5b2966

#662952

Triadic

#5b2966

#665b29

#29665b

Split-complementary

#5b2966

#526629

#29663c

Tetradic

#5b2966

#662934

#346629

#29665b

Square

#5b2966

#663c29

#346629

#295266

Shades

Color #5b2966 mixed toward black.

#4c2255

#3d1b44

#2d1433

#1e0e22

#0f0711

Tints

Color #5b2966 mixed toward white.

#823a92

#a650b9

#bc7cca

#d3a8dc

#e9d3ed

Tones

Color #5b2966 mixed toward gray.

#582e61

#54335c

#513857

#4e3d52

#4b424c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.95:1

White text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a5c · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#4d5059 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#595250 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b2966;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b2966]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#5b2966 (#5b2966) is rgb(91, 41, 102) in RGB.

No, #5b2966 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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