#5c4e61

Color #5c4e61

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5c4e61

RGB

rgb(92, 78, 97)

HSL

hsl(284.2, 10.9%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.2, 19.6%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(35.18, 9.77, -8.9)

LCH

lch(35.18, 13.22, 317.67)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0352, 317.07)

HWB

hwb(284.2, 30.6%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53614e

Analogous

#524e61

#5c4e61

#614e5c

Triadic

#5c4e61

#615c4e

#4e615c

Split-complementary

#5c4e61

#5c614e

#4e6152

Tetradic

#5c4e61

#614e53

#53614e

#4e615c

Square

#5c4e61

#61524e

#53614e

#4e5c61

Shades

Color #5c4e61 mixed toward black.

#4d4151

#3d3441

#2e2730

#1f1a20

#0f0d10

Tints

Color #5c4e61 mixed toward white.

#796780

#95839b

#b0a2b4

#cac1cd

#e5e0e6

Tones

Color #5c4e61 mixed toward gray.

#5b505f

#5a515e

#5a535c

#59545b

#585659

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.72:1

White text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56565d · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#57585c · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#5b5959 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 12.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5c4e61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c4e61]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5c4e61 (#5c4e61) is rgb(92, 78, 97) in RGB.

No, #5c4e61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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