#5e5663

Color #5e5663

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5663

RGB

rgb(94, 86, 99)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 7%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 13.1%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 13.1%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(37.73, 5.99, -6.31)

LCH

lch(37.73, 8.7, 313.51)

OKLCH

oklch(46.5%, 0.0229, 312.53)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 33.7%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b6356

Analogous

#585663

#5e5663

#635662

Triadic

#5e5663

#635e56

#56635e

Split-complementary

#5e5663

#626356

#566358

Tetradic

#5e5663

#63565b

#5b6356

#56635e

Square

#5e5663

#635856

#5b6356

#566263

Shades

Color #5e5663 mixed toward black.

#4e4853

#3f3942

#2f2b32

#1f1d21

#100e11

Tints

Color #5e5663 mixed toward white.

#7a6f80

#948b9a

#afa8b3

#cac5cd

#e4e2e6

Tones

Color #5e5663 mixed toward gray.

#5e5762

#5e5861

#5d5960

#5d5a5f

#5d5b5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b60 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#5b5c5f · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#5e5e5d · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5663;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5663]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5e5663 (#5e5663) is rgb(94, 86, 99) in RGB.

No, #5e5663 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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