#5b495f

Color #5b495f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b495f

RGB

rgb(91, 73, 95)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 13.1%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 23.2%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(33.6, 12.1, -10.03)

LCH

lch(33.6, 15.72, 320.34)

OKLCH

oklch(43.2%, 0.0422, 320.09)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 28.6%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5f49

Analogous

#50495f

#5b495f

#5f4958

Triadic

#5b495f

#5f5b49

#495f5b

Split-complementary

#5b495f

#585f49

#495f50

Tetradic

#5b495f

#5f494d

#4d5f49

#495f5b

Square

#5b495f

#5f5049

#4d5f49

#49585f

Shades

Color #5b495f mixed toward black.

#4c3d4f

#3d313f

#2d242f

#1e1820

#0f0c10

Tints

Color #5b495f mixed toward white.

#7a627f

#967e9c

#b19eb5

#cbbecd

#e5dfe6

Tones

Color #5b495f mixed toward gray.

#5a4b5d

#594d5b

#574e59

#565058

#555256

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54545a · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#555659 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#5a5655 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b495f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b495f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#5b495f (#5b495f) is rgb(91, 73, 95) in RGB.

No, #5b495f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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