#5e3e71

Color #5e3e71

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.09 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 10.4

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

Conversions

HEX

#5e3e71

RGB

rgb(94, 62, 113)

HSL

hsl(277.6, 29.1%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.6, 45.1%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(31.85, 24.32, -24.1)

LCH

lch(31.85, 34.24, 315.26)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.0898, 311.93)

HWB

hwb(277.6, 24.3%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51713e

Analogous

#443e71

#5e3e71

#713e6a

Triadic

#5e3e71

#715e3e

#3e715e

Split-complementary

#5e3e71

#6a713e

#3e7144

Tetradic

#5e3e71

#713e51

#51713e

#3e715e

Square

#5e3e71

#71443e

#51713e

#3e6a71

Shades

Color #5e3e71 mixed toward black.

#4e345e

#3f294b

#2f1f38

#1f1526

#100a13

Tints

Color #5e3e71 mixed toward white.

#7c5295

#986fb0

#b193c4

#cbb7d7

#e5dbeb

Tones

Color #5e3e71 mixed toward gray.

#5d426d

#5c4668

#5b4b64

#5a4f60

#59535c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525267 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#545665 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#5d5f5d · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e3e71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e3e71]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5e3e71 (#5e3e71) is rgb(94, 62, 113) in RGB.

No, #5e3e71 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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 #5e3e71, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast