#514e55

Color #514e55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#514e55

RGB

rgb(81, 78, 85)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 4.3%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 8.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(33.68, 2.76, -3.67)

LCH

lch(33.68, 4.59, 306.94)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.012, 305.15)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 30.6%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#52554e

Analogous

#4e4f55

#514e55

#554e55

Triadic

#514e55

#55514e

#4e5551

Split-complementary

#514e55

#55554e

#4f554e

Tetradic

#514e55

#554e52

#52554e

#4e5551

Square

#514e55

#554e4f

#52554e

#4e5555

Shades

Color #514e55 mixed toward black.

#444147

#363439

#29272b

#1b1a1c

#0e0d0e

Tints

Color #514e55 mixed toward white.

#6e6a73

#8b8690

#a8a5ac

#c5c3c8

#e2e1e3

Tones

Color #514e55 mixed toward gray.

#514f55

#514f54

#515053

#525152

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.57:1

White text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505053 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#505053 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#515252 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #514e55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514e55]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#514e55 (#514e55) is rgb(81, 78, 85) in RGB.

No, #514e55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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