#514858

Color #514858

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#514858

RGB

rgb(81, 72, 88)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 10%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 18.2%, 34.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 18.2%, 0%, 65.5%)

LAB

lab(32.01, 7.26, -8.08)

LCH

lch(32.01, 10.86, 311.94)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.0286, 310.32)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 28.2%, 65.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f5848

Analogous

#494858

#514858

#584857

Triadic

#514858

#585148

#485851

Split-complementary

#514858

#575848

#485849

Tetradic

#514858

#58484f

#4f5848

#485851

Square

#514858

#584948

#4f5848

#485758

Shades

Color #514858 mixed toward black.

#443c49

#36303b

#29242c

#1b181d

#0e0c0f

Tints

Color #514858 mixed toward white.

#6f6278

#8c7f96

#a99fb0

#c5bfcb

#e2dfe5

Tones

Color #514858 mixed toward gray.

#514957

#514b55

#514c54

#504d53

#504f51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d54 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#4e4e54 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#515251 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #514858;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514858]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#514858 (#514858) is rgb(81, 72, 88) in RGB.

No, #514858 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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