#514a57

Color #514a57

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#514a57

RGB

rgb(81, 74, 87)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 8.1%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 14.9%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 14.9%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(32.56, 5.75, -6.61)

LCH

lch(32.56, 8.76, 311.02)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.023, 309.36)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 29%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50574a

Analogous

#4b4a57

#514a57

#574a57

Triadic

#514a57

#57514a

#4a5751

Split-complementary

#514a57

#57574a

#4a574b

Tetradic

#514a57

#574a50

#50574a

#4a5751

Square

#514a57

#574b4a

#50574a

#4a5757

Shades

Color #514a57 mixed toward black.

#443e49

#36313a

#29252c

#1b191d

#0e0c0f

Tints

Color #514a57 mixed toward white.

#6e6577

#8b8194

#a8a1af

#c5c0ca

#e2e0e4

Tones

Color #514a57 mixed toward gray.

#514b56

#514c55

#514d54

#514e53

#514f52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e54 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#4e4f53 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#515251 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 8.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #514a57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514a57]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#514a57 (#514a57) is rgb(81, 74, 87) in RGB.

No, #514a57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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