#514e52

Color #514e52

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#514e52

RGB

rgb(81, 78, 82)

HSL

hsl(285, 2.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 4.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 4.9%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(33.58, 2.09, -1.92)

LCH

lch(33.58, 2.84, 317.43)

OKLCH

oklch(42.8%, 0.0076, 317.68)

HWB

hwb(285, 30.6%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f524e

Analogous

#4f4e52

#514e52

#524e51

Triadic

#514e52

#52514e

#4e5251

Split-complementary

#514e52

#51524e

#4e524f

Tetradic

#514e52

#524e4f

#4f524e

#4e5251

Square

#514e52

#524f4e

#4f524e

#4e5152

Shades

Color #514e52 mixed toward black.

#444144

#363437

#292729

#1b1a1b

#0e0d0e

Tints

Color #514e52 mixed toward white.

#6f6a70

#8c878d

#a9a5aa

#c5c3c6

#e2e1e3

Tones

Color #514e52 mixed toward gray.

#514e52

#514f51

#504f51

#505050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505051 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#505051 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#515050 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #514e52;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514e52]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#514e52 (#514e52) is rgb(81, 78, 82) in RGB.

No, #514e52 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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