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#53377c color: Prism Violet

#53377c is rgb(83, 55, 124) in RGB and oklch(40.382% 0.11373 300.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

40.4%
0.114
300°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #53377c

#53377c is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.52:1 contrast and black text 2.21:1, 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: #53377c mixed with white

  1. 53377c
  2. 624a89
  3. 725d96
  4. 8270a4
  5. 9384b1
  6. a497be
  7. b6accb
  8. c8c0d8
  9. dad5e5
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #53377c mixed with black

  1. 53377c
  2. 472e6b
  3. 3b265a
  4. 301e4a
  5. 25163b
  6. 1b0f2c
  7. 11081e
  8. 080311
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53377c with less saturation

  1. 53377c
  2. 523a77
  3. 513c72
  4. 503e6d
  5. 4e4068
  6. 4d4263
  7. 4c435e
  8. 4b4559
  9. 4a4653
  10. 49474e

Questions about #53377c

What color is #53377c?

#53377c is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(83, 55, 124), in HSL hsl(264.35, 38.55%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.382% 0.11373 300.081).

What colors go well with #53377c?

The complementary color of #53377c is #415000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #324285 and #692e65. The triadic partners are #733500 and #00584b.

Is white or black text more readable on #53377c?

White text reads better on #53377c: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and black gives 2.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53377c a warm or cool color?

#53377c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.114.