#5e3d72

Color #5e3d72

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.09 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#5e3d72

RGB

rgb(94, 61, 114)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 30.3%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 46.5%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 46.5%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(31.65, 25.18, -25.03)

LCH

lch(31.65, 35.5, 315.17)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.093, 311.64)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 23.9%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51723d

Analogous

#443d72

#5e3d72

#723d6b

Triadic

#5e3d72

#725e3d

#3d725e

Split-complementary

#5e3d72

#6b723d

#3d7244

Tetradic

#5e3d72

#723d51

#51723d

#3d725e

Square

#5e3d72

#72443d

#51723d

#3d6b72

Shades

Color #5e3d72 mixed toward black.

#4e335f

#3f294c

#2f1e39

#1f1426

#100a13

Tints

Color #5e3d72 mixed toward white.

#7c5096

#986db1

#b192c5

#cbb6d8

#e5dbec

Tones

Color #5e3d72 mixed toward gray.

#5d416e

#5c4669

#5b4a65

#5a4f60

#59535c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525168 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#535666 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#5d5f5d · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e3d72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e3d72]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5e3d72 (#5e3d72) is rgb(94, 61, 114) in RGB.

No, #5e3d72 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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