#5e4f63

Color #5e4f63

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e4f63

RGB

rgb(94, 79, 99)

HSL

hsl(285, 11.2%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 20.2%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(35.74, 10.36, -9.29)

LCH

lch(35.74, 13.92, 318.12)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0371, 317.62)

HWB

hwb(285, 31%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54634f

Analogous

#544f63

#5e4f63

#634f5e

Triadic

#5e4f63

#635e4f

#4f635e

Split-complementary

#5e4f63

#5e634f

#4f6354

Tetradic

#5e4f63

#634f54

#54634f

#4f635e

Square

#5e4f63

#63544f

#54634f

#4f5e63

Shades

Color #5e4f63 mixed toward black.

#4e4252

#3f3542

#2f2831

#1f1a21

#100d10

Tints

Color #5e4f63 mixed toward white.

#7b6882

#97849d

#b1a3b5

#cbc1ce

#e5e0e6

Tones

Color #5e4f63 mixed toward gray.

#5d5161

#5c5260

#5b545e

#5b565c

#5a575b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58585f · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#595a5e · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#5d5b5a · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e4f63;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e4f63]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#5e4f63 (#5e4f63) is rgb(94, 79, 99) in RGB.

No, #5e4f63 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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