#5b5260

Color #5b5260

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5260

RGB

rgb(91, 82, 96)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 7.9%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 14.6%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 14.6%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(36.18, 6.65, -6.77)

LCH

lch(36.18, 9.49, 314.49)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0251, 313.55)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 32.2%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#576052

Analogous

#545260

#5b5260

#60525e

Triadic

#5b5260

#605b52

#52605b

Split-complementary

#5b5260

#5e6052

#526054

Tetradic

#5b5260

#605257

#576052

#52605b

Square

#5b5260

#605452

#576052

#525e60

Shades

Color #5b5260 mixed toward black.

#4c4450

#3d3740

#2e2930

#1e1b20

#0f0e10

Tints

Color #5b5260 mixed toward white.

#776b7e

#938899

#aea5b3

#c9c3cc

#e4e1e6

Tones

Color #5b5260 mixed toward gray.

#5b535f

#5a545e

#5a555d

#5a575b

#59585a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57575d · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#58585c · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#5b5a5a · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5260;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5260]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b5260 (#5b5260) is rgb(91, 82, 96) in RGB.

No, #5b5260 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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