#535155

Color #535155

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.99 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#535155

RGB

rgb(83, 81, 85)

HSL

hsl(270, 2.4%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 4.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(34.76, 1.68, -2.05)

LCH

lch(34.76, 2.65, 309.34)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.0069, 308.53)

HWB

hwb(270, 31.8%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#535551

Analogous

#515155

#535155

#555155

Triadic

#535155

#555351

#515553

Split-complementary

#535155

#555551

#515551

Tetradic

#535155

#555153

#535551

#515553

Square

#535155

#555151

#535551

#515555

Shades

Color #535155 mixed toward black.

#454347

#373639

#29282a

#1c1b1c

#0e0d0e

Tints

Color #535155 mixed toward white.

#706d72

#8c898f

#a9a7ab

#c6c4c7

#e2e2e3

Tones

Color #535155 mixed toward gray.

#535155

#535254

#535353

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525254 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#525254 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#535353 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535155;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535155]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#535155 (#535155) is rgb(83, 81, 85) in RGB.

No, #535155 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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