#5b475e

Color #5b475e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b475e

RGB

rgb(91, 71, 94)

HSL

hsl(292.2, 13.9%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.2, 24.5%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(33, 13.14, -10.3)

LCH

lch(33, 16.7, 321.91)

OKLCH

oklch(42.8%, 0.0451, 321.94)

HWB

hwb(292.2, 27.8%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5e47

Analogous

#50475e

#5b475e

#5e4756

Triadic

#5b475e

#5e5b47

#475e5b

Split-complementary

#5b475e

#565e47

#475e50

Tetradic

#5b475e

#5e474a

#4a5e47

#475e5b

Square

#5b475e

#5e5047

#4a5e47

#47565e

Shades

Color #5b475e mixed toward black.

#4c3b4e

#3d2f3f

#2e242f

#1e181f

#0f0c10

Tints

Color #5b475e mixed toward white.

#7b607f

#987c9c

#b29db5

#cbbece

#e5dee6

Tones

Color #5b475e mixed toward gray.

#5a495c

#584b5a

#574d58

#554f56

#545155

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.51:1

White text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535359 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#545658 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#5a5554 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b475e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b475e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5b475e (#5b475e) is rgb(91, 71, 94) in RGB.

No, #5b475e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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