#5b3272

Color #5b3272

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.44 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b3272

RGB

rgb(91, 50, 114)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 39%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 56.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 56.1%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(28.7, 30.87, -29.72)

LCH

lch(28.7, 42.85, 316.09)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.1118, 311.92)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 19.6%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#497232

Analogous

#3b3272

#5b3272

#723269

Triadic

#5b3272

#725b32

#32725b

Split-complementary

#5b3272

#697232

#32723b

Tetradic

#5b3272

#723249

#497232

#32725b

Square

#5b3272

#723b32

#497232

#326972

Shades

Color #5b3272 mixed toward black.

#4c2a5f

#3d214c

#2e1939

#1e1126

#0f0813

Tints

Color #5b3272 mixed toward white.

#7b449a

#985fb9

#b287ca

#ccafdc

#e5d7ed

Tones

Color #5b3272 mixed toward gray.

#5a376d

#583d67

#574262

#55475d

#544d57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c67 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#4f5164 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#595d5b · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 23.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b3272;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b3272]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b3272 (#5b3272) is rgb(91, 50, 114) in RGB.

No, #5b3272 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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