#53485d

Color #53485d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#53485d

RGB

rgb(83, 72, 93)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 12.7%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 22.6%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 22.6%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(32.4, 9.21, -10.65)

LCH

lch(32.4, 14.08, 310.85)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.0369, 308.51)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 28.2%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525d48

Analogous

#49485d

#53485d

#5d485d

Triadic

#53485d

#5d5348

#485d53

Split-complementary

#53485d

#5d5d48

#485d49

Tetradic

#53485d

#5d4852

#525d48

#485d53

Square

#53485d

#5d4948

#525d48

#485d5d

Shades

Color #53485d mixed toward black.

#453c4e

#37303e

#2a242f

#1c181f

#0e0c10

Tints

Color #53485d mixed toward white.

#70617d

#8d7d9b

#a99eb4

#c6becd

#e2dfe6

Tones

Color #53485d mixed toward gray.

#534a5b

#534c5a

#534d58

#534f56

#535154

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e58 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#4f5057 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#525554 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #53485d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53485d]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#53485d (#53485d) is rgb(83, 72, 93) in RGB.

No, #53485d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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