#5f4972

Color #5f4972

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5f4972

RGB

rgb(95, 73, 114)

HSL

hsl(272.2, 21.9%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.2, 36%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 36%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(34.83, 18.04, -20.07)

LCH

lch(34.83, 26.99, 311.95)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0705, 308.32)

HWB

hwb(272.2, 28.6%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c7249

Analogous

#4b4972

#5f4972

#724971

Triadic

#5f4972

#725f49

#49725f

Split-complementary

#5f4972

#717249

#49724b

Tetradic

#5f4972

#72495c

#5c7249

#49725f

Square

#5f4972

#724b49

#5c7249

#497172

Shades

Color #5f4972 mixed toward black.

#4f3d5f

#3f314c

#302539

#201826

#100c13

Tints

Color #5f4972 mixed toward white.

#7a5e93

#957cab

#b09dc0

#cabdd5

#e5deea

Tones

Color #5f4972 mixed toward gray.

#5f4d6f

#5f506b

#5e5368

#5e5764

#5e5a61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56566a · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#585968 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#5e6361 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f4972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f4972]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#5f4972 (#5f4972) is rgb(95, 73, 114) in RGB.

No, #5f4972 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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