#5e5860

Color #5e5860

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5860

RGB

rgb(94, 88, 96)

HSL

hsl(285, 4.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 8.3%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 8.3%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(38.21, 4.09, -3.73)

LCH

lch(38.21, 5.54, 317.64)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.0147, 317.75)

HWB

hwb(285, 34.5%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a6058

Analogous

#5a5860

#5e5860

#60585e

Triadic

#5e5860

#605e58

#58605e

Split-complementary

#5e5860

#5e6058

#58605a

Tetradic

#5e5860

#60585a

#5a6058

#58605e

Square

#5e5860

#605a58

#5a6058

#585e60

Shades

Color #5e5860 mixed toward black.

#4e4950

#3f3b40

#2f2c30

#1f1d20

#100f10

Tints

Color #5e5860 mixed toward white.

#7a727c

#958e97

#afaab1

#cac6cb

#e4e3e5

Tones

Color #5e5860 mixed toward gray.

#5e595f

#5d595f

#5d5a5e

#5d5b5d

#5c5b5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b5e · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#5c5c5e · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#5e5d5c · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5860;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5860]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#5e5860 (#5e5860) is rgb(94, 88, 96) in RGB.

No, #5e5860 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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