#5e536a

Color #5e536a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e536a

RGB

rgb(94, 83, 106)

HSL

hsl(268.7, 12.2%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.7, 21.7%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 21.7%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(37.13, 9.46, -11.57)

LCH

lch(37.13, 14.95, 309.27)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.0391, 306.58)

HWB

hwb(268.7, 32.5%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f6a53

Analogous

#53546a

#5e536a

#6a536a

Triadic

#5e536a

#6a5e53

#536a5e

Split-complementary

#5e536a

#6a6a53

#546a53

Tetradic

#5e536a

#6a535f

#5f6a53

#536a5e

Square

#5e536a

#6a5354

#5f6a53

#536a6a

Shades

Color #5e536a mixed toward black.

#4e4558

#3f3747

#2f2a35

#1f1c23

#100e12

Tints

Color #5e536a mixed toward white.

#796b88

#9487a1

#aea5b9

#c9c3d0

#e4e1e8

Tones

Color #5e536a mixed toward gray.

#5e5568

#5e5766

#5e5964

#5e5b62

#5f5d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.92:1

White text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595965 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#5a5b64 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#5d6160 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e536a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e536a]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5e536a (#5e536a) is rgb(94, 83, 106) in RGB.

No, #5e536a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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