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#53366d color: Purple Protégé

#53366d is rgb(83, 54, 109) in RGB and oklch(39.236% 0.09501 306.881) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

39.2%
0.095
307°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #53366d

#53366d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.2% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.92:1 contrast and black text 2.12:1, 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: #53366d mixed with white

  1. 53366d
  2. 63497b
  3. 735b8a
  4. 836f98
  5. 9482a6
  6. a596b5
  7. b6aac4
  8. c8bfd2
  9. dad4e1
  10. ece9f0

Darker: #53366d mixed with black

  1. 53366d
  2. 472e5e
  3. 3b254f
  4. 301e41
  5. 251633
  6. 1b0f26
  7. 110819
  8. 08030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53366d with less saturation

  1. 53366d
  2. 523869
  3. 503a65
  4. 4f3c62
  5. 4e3d5e
  6. 4c3f5a
  7. 4b4056
  8. 4a4252
  9. 48434e
  10. 47444a

Questions about #53366d

What color is #53366d?

#53366d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(83, 54, 109), in HSL hsl(271.64, 33.74%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.236% 0.09501 306.881).

What colors go well with #53366d?

The complementary color of #53366d is #384e09. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #393f78 and #652f58. The triadic partners are #673900 and #00544d.

Is white or black text more readable on #53366d?

White text reads better on #53366d: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and black gives 2.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53366d a warm or cool color?

#53366d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 39.2% and its chroma 0.095.