#5b4e72

Color #5b4e72

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 21.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4e72

RGB

rgb(91, 78, 114)

HSL

hsl(261.7, 18.8%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.7, 31.6%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 31.6%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(35.77, 13.5, -18.65)

LCH

lch(35.77, 23.02, 305.9)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0597, 300.6)

HWB

hwb(261.7, 30.6%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65724e

Analogous

#4e5372

#5b4e72

#6d4e72

Triadic

#5b4e72

#725b4e

#4e725b

Split-complementary

#5b4e72

#726d4e

#53724e

Tetradic

#5b4e72

#724e65

#65724e

#4e725b

Square

#5b4e72

#724e53

#65724e

#4e726d

Shades

Color #5b4e72 mixed toward black.

#4c415f

#3d344c

#2d2739

#1e1a26

#0f0d13

Tints

Color #5b4e72 mixed toward white.

#746391

#8f81a9

#aba0be

#c7c0d4

#e3dfe9

Tones

Color #5b4e72 mixed toward gray.

#5c516f

#5d546c

#5d5769

#5e5a66

#5f5d63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.78:1

White text reads better on this background (7.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56566b · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#565769 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#5a6463 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4e72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4e72]

Related colors

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#5b4e72 (#5b4e72) is rgb(91, 78, 114) in RGB.

No, #5b4e72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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