#5b406b

Color #5b406b

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b406b

RGB

rgb(91, 64, 107)

HSL

hsl(277.7, 25.1%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.7, 40.2%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 40.2%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(31.7, 20.61, -20.56)

LCH

lch(31.7, 29.11, 315.07)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0765, 312.19)

HWB

hwb(277.7, 25.1%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#506b40

Analogous

#45406b

#5b406b

#6b4065

Triadic

#5b406b

#6b5b40

#406b5b

Split-complementary

#5b406b

#656b40

#406b45

Tetradic

#5b406b

#6b4050

#506b40

#406b5b

Square

#5b406b

#6b4540

#506b40

#40656b

Shades

Color #5b406b mixed toward black.

#4c3559

#3d2b47

#2d2035

#1e1524

#0f0b12

Tints

Color #5b406b mixed toward white.

#79558e

#9572aa

#b095bf

#cab8d5

#e5dcea

Tones

Color #5b406b mixed toward gray.

#5a4467

#594764

#584b60

#574e5d

#565259

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515063 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#525461 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#5a5b5a · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b406b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b406b]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b406b (#5b406b) is rgb(91, 64, 107) in RGB.

No, #5b406b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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