#5f5365

Color #5f5365

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5f5365

RGB

rgb(95, 83, 101)

HSL

hsl(280, 9.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 17.8%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 17.8%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(37.04, 8.69, -8.57)

LCH

lch(37.04, 12.2, 315.4)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0324, 314.5)

HWB

hwb(280, 32.5%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#596553

Analogous

#565365

#5f5365

#655362

Triadic

#5f5365

#655f53

#53655f

Split-complementary

#5f5365

#626553

#536556

Tetradic

#5f5365

#655359

#596553

#53655f

Square

#5f5365

#655653

#596553

#536265

Shades

Color #5f5365 mixed toward black.

#4f4554

#3f3743

#302a33

#201c22

#100e11

Tints

Color #5f5365 mixed toward white.

#7b6c83

#96889d

#b0a6b6

#cac3ce

#e5e1e7

Tones

Color #5f5365 mixed toward gray.

#5f5564

#5e5662

#5e5861

#5d595f

#5d5b5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a61 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#5b5c60 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#5e5e5d · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f5365;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f5365]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5f5365 (#5f5365) is rgb(95, 83, 101) in RGB.

No, #5f5365 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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