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#53356e color: Purple Protégé

#53356e is rgb(83, 53, 110) in RGB and oklch(39.115% 0.09819 306.713) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

39.1%
0.098
307°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #53356e

#53356e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.1% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.99:1 contrast and black text 2.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #53356e mixed with white

  1. 53356e
  2. 63487c
  3. 735b8a
  4. 836e99
  5. 9482a7
  6. a596b6
  7. b6aac4
  8. c8bfd3
  9. dad4e1
  10. ece9f0

Darker: #53356e mixed with black

  1. 53356e
  2. 472d5f
  3. 3b2550
  4. 301d41
  5. 251533
  6. 1b0e26
  7. 110819
  8. 08030e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53356e with less saturation

  1. 53356e
  2. 52376a
  3. 503966
  4. 4f3b62
  5. 4d3d5e
  6. 4c3e5a
  7. 4b4056
  8. 494152
  9. 48434e
  10. 47444a

Questions about #53356e

What color is #53356e?

#53356e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(83, 53, 110), in HSL hsl(271.58, 34.97%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.115% 0.09819 306.713).

What colors go well with #53356e?

The complementary color of #53356e is #374e03. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #393e79 and #652e58. The triadic partners are #673800 and #00544d.

Is white or black text more readable on #53356e?

White text reads better on #53356e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and black gives 2.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53356e a warm or cool color?

#53356e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 39.1% and its chroma 0.098.