#524b55

Color #524b55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#524b55

RGB

rgb(82, 75, 85)

HSL

hsl(282, 6.2%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 11.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(32.88, 5.05, -4.85)

LCH

lch(32.88, 7, 316.16)

OKLCH

oklch(42.3%, 0.0186, 315.65)

HWB

hwb(282, 29.4%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e554b

Analogous

#4d4b55

#524b55

#554b53

Triadic

#524b55

#55524b

#4b5552

Split-complementary

#524b55

#53554b

#4b554d

Tetradic

#524b55

#554b4e

#4e554b

#4b5552

Square

#524b55

#554d4b

#4e554b

#4b5355

Shades

Color #524b55 mixed toward black.

#443f47

#373239

#29262b

#1b191c

#0e0d0e

Tints

Color #524b55 mixed toward white.

#706674

#8d8392

#aaa2ad

#c6c1c8

#e3e0e4

Tones

Color #524b55 mixed toward gray.

#524c54

#514d53

#514e53

#514e52

#504f51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f53 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#4f5052 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#525150 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #524b55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#524b55]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#524b55 (#524b55) is rgb(82, 75, 85) in RGB.

No, #524b55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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