#5f4f72

Color #5f4f72

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 21.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5f4f72

RGB

rgb(95, 79, 114)

HSL

hsl(267.4, 18.1%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.4, 30.7%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 30.7%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(36.44, 14.27, -17.58)

LCH

lch(36.44, 22.64, 309.07)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.059, 305.06)

HWB

hwb(267.4, 31%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#62724f

Analogous

#4f5072

#5f4f72

#704f72

Triadic

#5f4f72

#725f4f

#4f725f

Split-complementary

#5f4f72

#72704f

#50724f

Tetradic

#5f4f72

#724f62

#62724f

#4f725f

Square

#5f4f72

#724f50

#62724f

#4f7270

Shades

Color #5f4f72 mixed toward black.

#4f425f

#3f354c

#2f2739

#201a26

#100d13

Tints

Color #5f4f72 mixed toward white.

#796591

#9482a8

#aea1be

#c9c1d4

#e4e0e9

Tones

Color #5f4f72 mixed toward gray.

#5f526f

#5f556c

#605869

#605b66

#605d63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59586b · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#595b69 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#5e6563 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f4f72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f4f72]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5f4f72 (#5f4f72) is rgb(95, 79, 114) in RGB.

No, #5f4f72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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