#5e5266

Color #5e5266

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5266

RGB

rgb(94, 82, 102)

HSL

hsl(276, 10.9%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 19.6%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(36.69, 9.16, -9.73)

LCH

lch(36.69, 13.36, 313.27)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.0353, 311.78)

HWB

hwb(276, 32.2%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a6652

Analogous

#545266

#5e5266

#665264

Triadic

#5e5266

#665e52

#52665e

Split-complementary

#5e5266

#646652

#526654

Tetradic

#5e5266

#66525a

#5a6652

#52665e

Square

#5e5266

#665452

#5a6652

#526466

Shades

Color #5e5266 mixed toward black.

#4e4455

#3f3744

#2f2933

#1f1b22

#100e11

Tints

Color #5e5266 mixed toward white.

#7a6a84

#95879e

#afa5b6

#cac3cf

#e4e1e7

Tones

Color #5e5266 mixed toward gray.

#5e5464

#5d5563

#5d5761

#5d595f

#5c5a5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595962 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#5a5b61 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#5d5e5d · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5266;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5266]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5e5266 (#5e5266) is rgb(94, 82, 102) in RGB.

No, #5e5266 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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