#5b4259

Color #5b4259

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4259

RGB

rgb(91, 66, 89)

HSL

hsl(304.8, 15.9%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.8, 27.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 2.2%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(31.44, 15.22, -9.46)

LCH

lch(31.44, 17.92, 328.14)

OKLCH

oklch(41.5%, 0.0495, 329.14)

HWB

hwb(304.8, 25.9%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#425b44

Analogous

#51425b

#5b4259

#5b424d

Triadic

#5b4259

#595b42

#42595b

Split-complementary

#5b4259

#4d5b42

#425b51

Tetradic

#5b4259

#5b4442

#425b44

#42595b

Square

#5b4259

#5b5142

#425b44

#424d5b

Shades

Color #5b4259 mixed toward black.

#4c374a

#3d2c3b

#2e212d

#1e161e

#0f0b0f

Tints

Color #5b4259 mixed toward white.

#7d5b7a

#9c7799

#b599b3

#cebbcc

#e6dde6

Tones

Color #5b4259 mixed toward gray.

#594457

#574656

#554854

#534a52

#514c50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515154 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#535453 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#5a504f · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4259]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5b4259 (#5b4259) is rgb(91, 66, 89) in RGB.

No, #5b4259 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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