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#5B445A closest to Nightly Walk

#5B445A is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Nightly Walk. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 26.7% green and 35.3% blue (rgb(91, 68, 90)). Its HSL value is 303° hue, 14% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black. #5B445A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.68:1.

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Variations of #5B445A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5B445A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5B445A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5B445A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #484C59
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #434A5B
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A485A
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #484C59
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4E4A59
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5D464C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5C4554
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4B4B4B
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #504A4F

#5B445A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.68:1 Very good#5B445A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#5B445A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#5B445A in CSS

/* Nightly Walk */
.color { color: #5B445A; }
.background { background-color: #5B445A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5B445A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 68 90);
color: hsl(303 14% 31%);
color: oklch(0.420 0.046 327.8);

#5B445A FAQ

What color is #5B445A?

#5B445A is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5B445A?

#5B445A is rgb(91, 68, 90) in RGB, hsl(303, 14%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5B445A?

The complementary color of #5B445A is #445B45, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5B445A?

White text has the best contrast on #5B445A: 8.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5B445A a warm or cool color?

#5B445A is a cool color.