#5b4560

Color #5b4560

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4560

RGB

rgb(91, 69, 96)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 16.4%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 28.1%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 28.1%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(32.54, 14.86, -12.28)

LCH

lch(32.54, 19.28, 320.43)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0518, 320.01)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 27.1%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a6045

Analogous

#4e4560

#5b4560

#604558

Triadic

#5b4560

#605b45

#45605b

Split-complementary

#5b4560

#586045

#45604e

Tetradic

#5b4560

#60454a

#4a6045

#45605b

Square

#5b4560

#604e45

#4a6045

#455860

Shades

Color #5b4560 mixed toward black.

#4c3a50

#3d2e40

#2e2330

#1e1720

#0f0c10

Tints

Color #5b4560 mixed toward white.

#7b5d82

#98799f

#b29bb7

#cbbccf

#e5dee7

Tones

Color #5b4560 mixed toward gray.

#5a475e

#584a5c

#574c59

#554e57

#545055

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.46:1

White text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#52525a · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#545559 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#5a5654 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4560;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4560]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#5b4560 (#5b4560) is rgb(91, 69, 96) in RGB.

No, #5b4560 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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