#5b4e74

Color #5b4e74

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 22.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4e74

RGB

rgb(91, 78, 116)

HSL

hsl(260.5, 19.6%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.5, 32.8%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 32.8%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(35.86, 14.01, -19.76)

LCH

lch(35.86, 24.22, 305.34)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0627, 299.63)

HWB

hwb(260.5, 30.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#67744e

Analogous

#4e5474

#5b4e74

#6e4e74

Triadic

#5b4e74

#745b4e

#4e745b

Split-complementary

#5b4e74

#746e4e

#54744e

Tetradic

#5b4e74

#744e67

#67744e

#4e745b

Square

#5b4e74

#744e54

#67744e

#4e746e

Shades

Color #5b4e74 mixed toward black.

#4c4161

#3d344d

#2d273a

#1e1a27

#0f0d13

Tints

Color #5b4e74 mixed toward white.

#746393

#8f81aa

#aba0bf

#c7c0d5

#e3dfea

Tones

Color #5b4e74 mixed toward gray.

#5c5171

#5d546e

#5e576a

#5f5b67

#605e64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56566c · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#56576a · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#5a6664 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4e74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4e74]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#5b4e74 (#5b4e74) is rgb(91, 78, 116) in RGB.

No, #5b4e74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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