#5a535f

Color #5a535f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5a535f

RGB

rgb(90, 83, 95)

HSL

hsl(275, 6.7%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 12.6%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 12.6%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(36.34, 5.41, -5.92)

LCH

lch(36.34, 8.02, 312.42)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0212, 311.36)

HWB

hwb(275, 32.5%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#585f53

Analogous

#54535f

#5a535f

#5f535e

Triadic

#5a535f

#5f5a53

#535f5a

Split-complementary

#5a535f

#5e5f53

#535f54

Tetradic

#5a535f

#5f5358

#585f53

#535f5a

Square

#5a535f

#5f5453

#585f53

#535e5f

Shades

Color #5a535f mixed toward black.

#4b454f

#3c373f

#2d2a2f

#1e1c20

#0f0e10

Tints

Color #5a535f mixed toward white.

#766d7c

#928998

#ada6b2

#c8c4cb

#e4e1e5

Tones

Color #5a535f mixed toward gray.

#5a545e

#5a555d

#59565c

#59575b

#59585a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57575c · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#57585c · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5a535f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a535f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5a535f (#5a535f) is rgb(90, 83, 95) in RGB.

No, #5a535f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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