#5d3557

Color #5d3557

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 27.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5d3557

RGB

rgb(93, 53, 87)

HSL

hsl(309, 27.4%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309, 43%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43%, 6.5%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(28.28, 23.67, -12.96)

LCH

lch(28.28, 26.99, 331.3)

OKLCH

oklch(39.1%, 0.0759, 332.56)

HWB

hwb(309, 20.8%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#355d3b

Analogous

#4f355d

#5d3557

#5d3543

Triadic

#5d3557

#575d35

#35575d

Split-complementary

#5d3557

#435d35

#355d4f

Tetradic

#5d3557

#5d3b35

#355d3b

#35575d

Square

#5d3557

#5d4f35

#355d3b

#35435d

Shades

Color #5d3557 mixed toward black.

#4d2c48

#3e233a

#2e1a2b

#1f121d

#0f090e

Tints

Color #5d3557 mixed toward white.

#844b7b

#a7649d

#bd8bb5

#d3b2ce

#e9d8e6

Tones

Color #5d3557 mixed toward gray.

#5a3855

#563c52

#533f50

#50424e

#4c464b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.11:1

White text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4e50 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#51534f · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#5b4b49 · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d3557;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d3557]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5d3557 (#5d3557) is rgb(93, 53, 87) in RGB.

No, #5d3557 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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