#553e53

Color #553e53

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#553e53

RGB

rgb(85, 62, 83)

HSL

hsl(305.2, 15.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.2, 27.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 2.4%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(29.42, 14.13, -8.72)

LCH

lch(29.42, 16.6, 328.32)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.0459, 329.36)

HWB

hwb(305.2, 24.3%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e5540

Analogous

#4b3e55

#553e53

#553e47

Triadic

#553e53

#53553e

#3e5355

Split-complementary

#553e53

#47553e

#3e554b

Tetradic

#553e53

#55403e

#3e5540

#3e5355

Square

#553e53

#554b3e

#3e5540

#3e4755

Shades

Color #553e53 mixed toward black.

#473445

#392937

#2a1f29

#1c151c

#0e0a0e

Tints

Color #553e53 mixed toward white.

#785875

#997396

#b296b0

#ccb9ca

#e5dce5

Tones

Color #553e53 mixed toward gray.

#534051

#514250

#4f444e

#4d464d

#4b484b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c4f · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#4d4f4d · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#544b4a · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #553e53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553e53]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#553e53 (#553e53) is rgb(85, 62, 83) in RGB.

No, #553e53 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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