#5b4173

Color #5b4173

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4173

RGB

rgb(91, 65, 115)

HSL

hsl(271.2, 27.8%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.2, 43.5%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 43.5%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(32.35, 21.97, -24.59)

LCH

lch(32.35, 32.97, 311.78)

OKLCH

oklch(42.6%, 0.0856, 307.07)

HWB

hwb(271.2, 25.5%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#597341

Analogous

#424173

#5b4173

#734172

Triadic

#5b4173

#735b41

#41735b

Split-complementary

#5b4173

#727341

#417342

Tetradic

#5b4173

#734159

#597341

#41735b

Square

#5b4173

#734241

#597341

#417273

Shades

Color #5b4173 mixed toward black.

#4c3660

#3d2b4d

#2e203a

#1e1626

#0f0b13

Tints

Color #5b4173 mixed toward white.

#775596

#9272b0

#ad96c3

#c9b9d7

#e4dceb

Tones

Color #5b4173 mixed toward gray.

#5b456f

#5b496b

#5b4e67

#5a5262

#5a565e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51516a · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#525467 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#5a615f · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4173;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4173]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#5b4173 (#5b4173) is rgb(91, 65, 115) in RGB.

No, #5b4173 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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