#5e4e74

Color #5e4e74

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 22.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5e4e74

RGB

rgb(94, 78, 116)

HSL

hsl(265.3, 19.6%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.3, 32.8%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 32.8%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(36.16, 15.04, -19.27)

LCH

lch(36.16, 24.44, 307.97)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.0635, 303.24)

HWB

hwb(265.3, 30.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#64744e

Analogous

#4e5174

#5e4e74

#714e74

Triadic

#5e4e74

#745e4e

#4e745e

Split-complementary

#5e4e74

#74714e

#51744e

Tetradic

#5e4e74

#744e64

#64744e

#4e745e

Square

#5e4e74

#744e51

#64744e

#4e7471

Shades

Color #5e4e74 mixed toward black.

#4e4161

#3f344d

#2f273a

#1f1a27

#100d13

Tints

Color #5e4e74 mixed toward white.

#776393

#9281aa

#aea0bf

#c9c0d5

#e4dfea

Tones

Color #5e4e74 mixed toward gray.

#5e5171

#5f546e

#5f576a

#605b67

#605e64

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

#58576c · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#585a6a · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#5d6664 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e4e74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e4e74]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#5e4e74 (#5e4e74) is rgb(94, 78, 116) in RGB.

No, #5e4e74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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