#5e3f9e

Color #5e3f9e

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e3f9e

RGB

rgb(94, 63, 158)

HSL

hsl(259.6, 43%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.6, 60.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.5%, 60.1%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(34.81, 35.7, -47.15)

LCH

lch(34.81, 59.14, 307.13)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.1479, 294.83)

HWB

hwb(259.6, 24.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f9e3f

Analogous

#3f4f9e

#5e3f9e

#8d3f9e

Triadic

#5e3f9e

#9e5e3f

#3f9e5e

Split-complementary

#5e3f9e

#9e8d3f

#4f9e3f

Tetradic

#5e3f9e

#9e3f7f

#7f9e3f

#3f9e5e

Square

#5e3f9e

#9e3f4f

#7f9e3f

#3f9e8d

Shades

Color #5e3f9e mixed toward black.

#4e3484

#3f2a69

#2f1f4f

#1f1535

#100a1a

Tints

Color #5e3f9e mixed toward white.

#7553ba

#9075c8

#ac98d6

#c8bae4

#e3ddf1

Tones

Color #5e3f9e mixed toward gray.

#614796

#634f8e

#665786

#695f7e

#6c6776

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#52528e · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#54568a · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#5d807c · ΔE 31.6

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e3f9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e3f9e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#5e3f9e (#5e3f9e) is rgb(94, 63, 158) in RGB.

No, #5e3f9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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