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#53357e color: Prism Violet

#53357e is rgb(83, 53, 126) in RGB and oklch(40.171% 0.11974 300.008) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

40.2%
0.120
300°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #53357e

#53357e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.64:1 contrast and black text 2.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prism Violet (#53357d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #53357e mixed with white

  1. 53357e
  2. 62488b
  3. 725c98
  4. 826fa5
  5. 9383b2
  6. a497bf
  7. b6abcc
  8. c7bfd9
  9. dad4e5
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #53357e mixed with black

  1. 53357e
  2. 472d6d
  3. 3b255c
  4. 301d4c
  5. 25153c
  6. 1b0e2d
  7. 11081f
  8. 080311
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53357e with less saturation

  1. 53357e
  2. 523879
  3. 513a74
  4. 4f3d6e
  5. 4e3f69
  6. 4d4164
  7. 4c425e
  8. 4b4459
  9. 4a4553
  10. 49474e

Questions about #53357e

What color is #53357e?

#53357e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(83, 53, 126), in HSL hsl(264.66, 40.78%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.171% 0.11974 300.008).

What colors go well with #53357e?

The complementary color of #53357e is #415000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #304188 and #6a2b66. The triadic partners are #733400 and #00584a.

Is white or black text more readable on #53357e?

White text reads better on #53357e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and black gives 2.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53357e a warm or cool color?

#53357e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.12.