#5d5261

Color #5d5261

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5d5261

RGB

rgb(93, 82, 97)

HSL

hsl(284, 8.4%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 15.5%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 15.5%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(36.41, 7.65, -7.03)

LCH

lch(36.41, 10.39, 317.42)

OKLCH

oklch(45.5%, 0.0277, 317.05)

HWB

hwb(284, 32.2%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#566152

Analogous

#555261

#5d5261

#61525e

Triadic

#5d5261

#615d52

#52615d

Split-complementary

#5d5261

#5e6152

#526155

Tetradic

#5d5261

#615256

#566152

#52615d

Square

#5d5261

#615552

#566152

#525e61

Shades

Color #5d5261 mixed toward black.

#4e4451

#3e3741

#2f2931

#1f1b20

#100e10

Tints

Color #5d5261 mixed toward white.

#7a6b7f

#95879a

#afa5b3

#cac3cc

#e4e1e6

Tones

Color #5d5261 mixed toward gray.

#5c5360

#5c545f

#5b565d

#5b575c

#5a585b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58585e · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#595a5d · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#5c5b5a · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d5261;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d5261]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5d5261 (#5d5261) is rgb(93, 82, 97) in RGB.

No, #5d5261 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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