#5a5161

Color #5a5161

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5a5161

RGB

rgb(90, 81, 97)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 9%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 16.5%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(35.83, 7.12, -7.93)

LCH

lch(35.83, 10.66, 311.92)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0281, 310.38)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 31.8%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#586151

Analogous

#525161

#5a5161

#615160

Triadic

#5a5161

#615a51

#51615a

Split-complementary

#5a5161

#606151

#516152

Tetradic

#5a5161

#615158

#586151

#51615a

Square

#5a5161

#615251

#586151

#516061

Shades

Color #5a5161 mixed toward black.

#4b4351

#3c3641

#2d2831

#1e1b20

#0f0d10

Tints

Color #5a5161 mixed toward white.

#766a7f

#92869a

#ada5b3

#c8c3cd

#e4e1e6

Tones

Color #5a5161 mixed toward gray.

#5a5260

#5a545e

#5a555d

#59565c

#59585a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.78:1

White text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56565d · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#57575d · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a5161;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a5161]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#5a5161 (#5a5161) is rgb(90, 81, 97) in RGB.

No, #5a5161 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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