#5b3457

Color #5b3457

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 27.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b3457

RGB

rgb(91, 52, 87)

HSL

hsl(306.2, 27.3%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.2, 42.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.9%, 4.4%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(27.76, 23.55, -13.78)

LCH

lch(27.76, 27.29, 329.67)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.0762, 330.71)

HWB

hwb(306.2, 20.4%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#345b38

Analogous

#4b345b

#5b3457

#5b3443

Triadic

#5b3457

#575b34

#34575b

Split-complementary

#5b3457

#435b34

#345b4b

Tetradic

#5b3457

#5b3834

#345b38

#34575b

Square

#5b3457

#5b4b34

#345b38

#34435b

Shades

Color #5b3457 mixed toward black.

#4c2b48

#3d233a

#2d1a2b

#1e111d

#0f090e

Tints

Color #5b3457 mixed toward white.

#824a7c

#a6639f

#bc8ab7

#d3b1cf

#e9d8e7

Tones

Color #5b3457 mixed toward gray.

#583754

#543a52

#513e4f

#4e414d

#4b444a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.07:1

White text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d50 · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#4f524e · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#5a4a49 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b3457;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b3457]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5b3457 (#5b3457) is rgb(91, 52, 87) in RGB.

No, #5b3457 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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