#5f566c

Color #5f566c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 15.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5f566c

RGB

rgb(95, 86, 108)

HSL

hsl(264.5, 11.3%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.5, 20.4%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 20.4%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(38.15, 8.43, -11.25)

LCH

lch(38.15, 14.06, 306.85)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0366, 303.65)

HWB

hwb(264.5, 33.7%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#636c56

Analogous

#56586c

#5f566c

#6a566c

Triadic

#5f566c

#6c5f56

#566c5f

Split-complementary

#5f566c

#6c6a56

#586c56

Tetradic

#5f566c

#6c5663

#636c56

#566c5f

Square

#5f566c

#6c5658

#636c56

#566c6a

Shades

Color #5f566c mixed toward black.

#4f485a

#3f3948

#2f2b36

#201d24

#100e12

Tints

Color #5f566c mixed toward white.

#796d89

#938aa2

#aea7b9

#c9c4d0

#e4e2e8

Tones

Color #5f566c mixed toward gray.

#5f586a

#605a68

#605b66

#605d65

#615f63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b67 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#5c5c66 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#5f6362 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f566c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f566c]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#5f566c (#5f566c) is rgb(95, 86, 108) in RGB.

No, #5f566c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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