#5b3569

Color #5b3569

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.51 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b3569

RGB

rgb(91, 53, 105)

HSL

hsl(283.8, 32.9%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.8, 49.5%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 49.5%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(28.88, 26.93, -23.69)

LCH

lch(28.88, 35.87, 318.66)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0952, 316.36)

HWB

hwb(283.8, 20.8%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#436935

Analogous

#413569

#5b3569

#69355d

Triadic

#5b3569

#695b35

#35695b

Split-complementary

#5b3569

#5d6935

#356941

Tetradic

#5b3569

#693543

#436935

#35695b

Square

#5b3569

#694135

#436935

#355d69

Shades

Color #5b3569 mixed toward black.

#4c2c58

#3d2346

#2e1b35

#1e1223

#0f0912

Tints

Color #5b3569 mixed toward white.

#7d4990

#9b63b0

#b48ac4

#cdb1d8

#e6d8eb

Tones

Color #5b3569 mixed toward gray.

#593965

#573e60

#55425c

#534658

#514b53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d5f · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#4f525d · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#5a5755 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b3569;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b3569]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5b3569 (#5b3569) is rgb(91, 53, 105) in RGB.

No, #5b3569 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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