#5b4157

Color #5b4157

A muted dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4157

RGB

rgb(91, 65, 87)

HSL

hsl(309.2, 16.7%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.2, 28.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 4.4%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(31.1, 15.43, -8.7)

LCH

lch(31.1, 17.71, 330.58)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.0494, 331.88)

HWB

hwb(309.2, 25.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#415b45

Analogous

#52415b

#5b4157

#5b414a

Triadic

#5b4157

#575b41

#41575b

Split-complementary

#5b4157

#4a5b41

#415b52

Tetradic

#5b4157

#5b4541

#415b45

#41575b

Square

#5b4157

#5b5241

#415b45

#414a5b

Shades

Color #5b4157 mixed toward black.

#4c3649

#3d2b3a

#2e202c

#1e161d

#0f0b0f

Tints

Color #5b4157 mixed toward white.

#7d5a78

#9d7597

#b598b1

#cebacb

#e6dde5

Tones

Color #5b4157 mixed toward gray.

#594356

#574554

#554853

#524a51

#504c50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515152 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#525451 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#5a4e4d · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4157;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4157]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5b4157 (#5b4157) is rgb(91, 65, 87) in RGB.

No, #5b4157 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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