#5d5661

Color #5d5661

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5d5661

RGB

rgb(93, 86, 97)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 6%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 11.3%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 11.3%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(37.56, 5.16, -5.32)

LCH

lch(37.56, 7.41, 314.13)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0196, 313.55)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 33.7%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a6156

Analogous

#585661

#5d5661

#615660

Triadic

#5d5661

#615d56

#56615d

Split-complementary

#5d5661

#606156

#566158

Tetradic

#5d5661

#61565a

#5a6156

#56615d

Square

#5d5661

#615856

#5a6156

#566061

Shades

Color #5d5661 mixed toward black.

#4e4851

#3e3941

#2f2b31

#1f1d20

#100e10

Tints

Color #5d5661 mixed toward white.

#79707e

#948b99

#afa8b2

#c9c5cc

#e4e2e5

Tones

Color #5d5661 mixed toward gray.

#5d5760

#5d585f

#5c595e

#5c5a5d

#5c5b5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a5e · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#5a5b5e · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#5d5c5c · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d5661;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d5661]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5d5661 (#5d5661) is rgb(93, 86, 97) in RGB.

No, #5d5661 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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