#5e4e63

Color #5e4e63

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5e4e63

RGB

rgb(94, 78, 99)

HSL

hsl(285.7, 11.9%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.7, 21.2%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 21.2%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(35.46, 10.99, -9.71)

LCH

lch(35.46, 14.67, 318.54)

OKLCH

oklch(44.8%, 0.0392, 318.1)

HWB

hwb(285.7, 30.6%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53634e

Analogous

#534e63

#5e4e63

#634e5e

Triadic

#5e4e63

#635e4e

#4e635e

Split-complementary

#5e4e63

#5e634e

#4e6353

Tetradic

#5e4e63

#634e53

#53634e

#4e635e

Square

#5e4e63

#63534e

#53634e

#4e5e63

Shades

Color #5e4e63 mixed toward black.

#4e4153

#3f3442

#2f2732

#1f1a21

#100d11

Tints

Color #5e4e63 mixed toward white.

#7b6682

#97839d

#b1a2b6

#cbc1ce

#e5e0e7

Tones

Color #5e4e63 mixed toward gray.

#5d5061

#5c5160

#5b535e

#5a555c

#59575a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58575e · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#585a5d · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#5d5b5a · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e4e63;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e4e63]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e4e63 (#5e4e63) is rgb(94, 78, 99) in RGB.

No, #5e4e63 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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