#5d536a

Color #5d536a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5d536a

RGB

rgb(93, 83, 106)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 12.2%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 21.7%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(37.03, 9.09, -11.72)

LCH

lch(37.03, 14.83, 307.8)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0387, 304.68)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 32.5%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#606a53

Analogous

#53556a

#5d536a

#69536a

Triadic

#5d536a

#6a5d53

#536a5d

Split-complementary

#5d536a

#6a6953

#556a53

Tetradic

#5d536a

#6a5360

#606a53

#536a5d

Square

#5d536a

#6a5355

#606a53

#536a69

Shades

Color #5d536a mixed toward black.

#4e4558

#3e3747

#2f2a35

#1f1c23

#100e12

Tints

Color #5d536a mixed toward white.

#776b88

#9287a1

#aea5b9

#c9c3d0

#e4e1e8

Tones

Color #5d536a mixed toward gray.

#5d5568

#5e5766

#5e5964

#5e5b62

#5e5d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595965 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#595a64 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#5d6160 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d536a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d536a]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5d536a (#5d536a) is rgb(93, 83, 106) in RGB.

No, #5d536a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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