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#53235f color: Elegant Purple Gown

#53235f is rgb(83, 35, 95) in RGB and oklch(35.203% 0.11169 319.178) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

35.2%
0.112
319°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #53235f

#53235f is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.2% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 319°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.84:1 contrast and black text 1.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #53235f mixed with white

  1. 53235f
  2. 63386e
  3. 744d7e
  4. 84628e
  5. 95779d
  6. a68cad
  7. b8a3bd
  8. c9b9ce
  9. dbd0de
  10. ede7ee

Darker: #53235f mixed with black

  1. 53235f
  2. 471d52
  3. 3b1744
  4. 301138
  5. 250c2c
  6. 1b0720
  7. 110415
  8. 08010a
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #53235f with less saturation

  1. 53235f
  2. 51265c
  3. 4f2a58
  4. 4c2c55
  5. 4a2f51
  6. 48314e
  7. 45334a
  8. 433646
  9. 403743
  10. 3e393f

Questions about #53235f

What color is #53235f?

#53235f is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(83, 35, 95), in HSL hsl(288, 46.15%, 25.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.203% 0.11169 319.178).

What colors go well with #53235f?

The complementary color of #53235f is #144800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b2d70 and #621b44. The triadic partners are #543300 and #00474b.

Is white or black text more readable on #53235f?

White text reads better on #53235f: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and black gives 1.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53235f a warm or cool color?

#53235f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 319 degrees, its lightness 35.2% and its chroma 0.112.