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#53367e color: Prism Violet

#53367e is rgb(83, 54, 126) in RGB and oklch(40.344% 0.1181 299.693) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

40.3%
0.118
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #53367e

#53367e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.56:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #53367e mixed with white

  1. 53367e
  2. 62498b
  3. 725c98
  4. 8270a5
  5. 9383b2
  6. a497bf
  7. b6abcc
  8. c7c0d9
  9. dad5e5
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #53367e mixed with black

  1. 53367e
  2. 472e6d
  3. 3b255c
  4. 301e4c
  5. 25163c
  6. 1b0f2d
  7. 11081f
  8. 080311
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53367e with less saturation

  1. 53367e
  2. 523979
  3. 513b74
  4. 4f3d6f
  5. 4e3f69
  6. 4d4164
  7. 4c435f
  8. 4b4459
  9. 4a4654
  10. 49474e

Questions about #53367e

What color is #53367e?

#53367e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(83, 54, 126), in HSL hsl(264.17, 40%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.344% 0.1181 299.693).

What colors go well with #53367e?

The complementary color of #53367e is #425000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #304288 and #6a2c67. The triadic partners are #743400 and #00584a.

Is white or black text more readable on #53367e?

White text reads better on #53367e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53367e a warm or cool color?

#53367e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.118.