#5e5361

Color #5e5361

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5361

RGB

rgb(94, 83, 97)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 7.8%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 14.4%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.1%, 14.4%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(36.8, 7.41, -6.45)

LCH

lch(36.8, 9.82, 318.96)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.0263, 318.86)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 32.5%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#566153

Analogous

#575361

#5e5361

#61535d

Triadic

#5e5361

#615e53

#53615e

Split-complementary

#5e5361

#5d6153

#536157

Tetradic

#5e5361

#615356

#566153

#53615e

Square

#5e5361

#615753

#566153

#535d61

Shades

Color #5e5361 mixed toward black.

#4e4551

#3f3741

#2f2931

#1f1c20

#100e10

Tints

Color #5e5361 mixed toward white.

#7b6c7f

#96889a

#b0a6b3

#cac4cc

#e5e1e6

Tones

Color #5e5361 mixed toward gray.

#5d5460

#5d555f

#5c575e

#5b585c

#5b595b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.89:1

White text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59595e · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#5a5b5d · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#5d5b5b · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5361;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5361]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e5361 (#5e5361) is rgb(94, 83, 97) in RGB.

No, #5e5361 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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