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#53336d color: Purple Protégé

#53336d is rgb(83, 51, 109) in RGB and oklch(38.694% 0.10048 307.848) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

38.7%
0.100
308°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #53336d

#53336d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.18:1 contrast and black text 2.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #53336d mixed with white

  1. 53336d
  2. 63467b
  3. 73598a
  4. 836d98
  5. 9480a6
  6. a595b5
  7. b6a9c4
  8. c8bed2
  9. dad3e1
  10. ece9f0

Darker: #53336d mixed with black

  1. 53336d
  2. 472b5e
  3. 3b234f
  4. 301c41
  5. 251433
  6. 1b0d26
  7. 110719
  8. 08030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53336d with less saturation

  1. 53336d
  2. 523569
  3. 503765
  4. 4f3961
  5. 4d3b5d
  6. 4c3d59
  7. 4a3f55
  8. 494051
  9. 47414d
  10. 464348

Questions about #53336d

What color is #53336d?

#53336d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(83, 51, 109), in HSL hsl(273.1, 36.25%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.694% 0.10048 307.848).

What colors go well with #53336d?

The complementary color of #53336d is #344d01. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #393c79 and #652c57. The triadic partners are #663700 and #00524d.

Is white or black text more readable on #53336d?

White text reads better on #53336d: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and black gives 2.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53336d a warm or cool color?

#53336d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.1.