#553f56

Color #553f56

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#553f56

RGB

rgb(85, 63, 86)

HSL

hsl(297.4, 15.4%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.4, 26.7%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 26.7%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(29.81, 14.14, -10.07)

LCH

lch(29.81, 17.36, 324.54)

OKLCH

oklch(40%, 0.0474, 324.97)

HWB

hwb(297.4, 24.7%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40563f

Analogous

#493f56

#553f56

#563f4b

Triadic

#553f56

#56553f

#3f5655

Split-complementary

#553f56

#4b563f

#3f5649

Tetradic

#553f56

#563f40

#40563f

#3f5655

Square

#553f56

#56493f

#40563f

#3f4b56

Shades

Color #553f56 mixed toward black.

#473448

#392a39

#2a1f2b

#1c151d

#0e0a0e

Tints

Color #553f56 mixed toward white.

#775879

#987499

#b197b3

#cbbacc

#e5dce6

Tones

Color #553f56 mixed toward gray.

#534154

#514352

#504550

#4e474e

#4c494c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.23:1

White text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c51 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#4e4f50 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#544d4c · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #553f56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#553f56]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#553f56 (#553f56) is rgb(85, 63, 86) in RGB.

No, #553f56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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