#5b4d65

Color #5b4d65

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#5b4d65

RGB

rgb(91, 77, 101)

HSL

hsl(275, 13.5%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 23.8%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 23.8%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(34.95, 10.94, -11.78)

LCH

lch(34.95, 16.08, 312.88)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.0423, 310.88)

HWB

hwb(275, 30.2%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57654d

Analogous

#4f4d65

#5b4d65

#654d63

Triadic

#5b4d65

#655b4d

#4d655b

Split-complementary

#5b4d65

#63654d

#4d654f

Tetradic

#5b4d65

#654d57

#57654d

#4d655b

Square

#5b4d65

#654f4d

#57654d

#4d6365

Shades

Color #5b4d65 mixed toward black.

#4c4054

#3d3343

#2d2633

#1e1a22

#0f0d11

Tints

Color #5b4d65 mixed toward white.

#776584

#93819f

#aea1b7

#c9c0cf

#e4e0e7

Tones

Color #5b4d65 mixed toward gray.

#5b4f63

#5a5161

#5a535f

#5a555d

#59575b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.69:1

White text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555560 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#56575f · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#5a5c5b · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4d65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4d65]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b4d65 (#5b4d65) is rgb(91, 77, 101) in RGB.

No, #5b4d65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #5b4d65, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast