#5c536e

Color #5c536e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5c536e

RGB

rgb(92, 83, 110)

HSL

hsl(260, 14%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 24.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 24.5%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(37.09, 9.7, -14.12)

LCH

lch(37.09, 17.13, 304.49)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0445, 299.9)

HWB

hwb(260, 32.5%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656e53

Analogous

#53576e

#5c536e

#69536e

Triadic

#5c536e

#6e5c53

#536e5c

Split-complementary

#5c536e

#6e6953

#576e53

Tetradic

#5c536e

#6e5365

#656e53

#536e5c

Square

#5c536e

#6e5357

#656e53

#536e69

Shades

Color #5c536e mixed toward black.

#4d455c

#3d3749

#2e2937

#1f1c25

#0f0e12

Tints

Color #5c536e mixed toward white.

#756a8c

#9086a4

#aca5bb

#c8c3d2

#e3e1e8

Tones

Color #5c536e mixed toward gray.

#5d556c

#5d5769

#5e5a67

#5f5c65

#605e63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.92:1

White text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585868 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#595967 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#5c6362 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5c536e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c536e]

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

#5c536e (#5c536e) is rgb(92, 83, 110) in RGB.

No, #5c536e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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