#5b3e82

Color #5b3e82

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b3e82

RGB

rgb(91, 62, 130)

HSL

hsl(265.6, 35.4%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.6, 52.3%, 51%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 52.3%, 0%, 49%)

LAB

lab(32.44, 27.77, -33.83)

LCH

lch(32.44, 43.77, 309.38)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.1117, 301.57)

HWB

hwb(265.6, 24.3%, 49%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65823e

Analogous

#3e4382

#5b3e82

#7d3e82

Triadic

#5b3e82

#825b3e

#3e825b

Split-complementary

#5b3e82

#827d3e

#43823e

Tetradic

#5b3e82

#823e65

#65823e

#3e825b

Square

#5b3e82

#823e43

#65823e

#3e827d

Shades

Color #5b3e82 mixed toward black.

#4c346c

#3d2957

#2d1f41

#1e152b

#0f0a16

Tints

Color #5b3e82 mixed toward white.

#744fa6

#8f6fba

#ab93cc

#c7b7dd

#e3dbee

Tones

Color #5b3e82 mixed toward gray.

#5c447c

#5d4977

#5d4f71

#5e556b

#5f5a66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.46:1

White text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505076 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#525473 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#5a6b69 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b3e82;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b3e82]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b3e82 (#5b3e82) is rgb(91, 62, 130) in RGB.

No, #5b3e82 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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