#523b4f

Color #523b4f

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#523b4f

RGB

rgb(82, 59, 79)

HSL

hsl(307.8, 16.3%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.8, 28%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28%, 3.7%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(28.08, 14, -8.17)

LCH

lch(28.08, 16.21, 329.73)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.0451, 330.93)

HWB

hwb(307.8, 23.1%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b523e

Analogous

#493b52

#523b4f

#523b43

Triadic

#523b4f

#4f523b

#3b4f52

Split-complementary

#523b4f

#43523b

#3b5249

Tetradic

#523b4f

#523e3b

#3b523e

#3b4f52

Square

#523b4f

#52493b

#3b523e

#3b4352

Shades

Color #523b4f mixed toward black.

#443142

#372735

#291d27

#1b141a

#0e0a0d

Tints

Color #523b4f mixed toward white.

#765571

#987093

#b294ae

#cbb7c9

#e5dbe4

Tones

Color #523b4f mixed toward gray.

#503d4d

#4e3f4c

#4c414b

#4a4349

#484448

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494b · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#4a4c4a · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#514746 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #523b4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#523b4f]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#523b4f (#523b4f) is rgb(82, 59, 79) in RGB.

No, #523b4f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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