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#53377e color: Prism Violet

#53377e is rgb(83, 55, 126) in RGB and oklch(40.518% 0.11645 299.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

40.5%
0.116
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #53377e

#53377e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.48:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, 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: #53377e mixed with white

  1. 53377e
  2. 624a8b
  3. 725d98
  4. 8270a5
  5. 9384b2
  6. a498bf
  7. b6accc
  8. c7c0d9
  9. dad5e5
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #53377e mixed with black

  1. 53377e
  2. 472e6d
  3. 3b265c
  4. 301e4c
  5. 25163c
  6. 1b0f2d
  7. 11081f
  8. 080311
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53377e with less saturation

  1. 53377e
  2. 523a79
  3. 513c74
  4. 503e6f
  5. 4f4069
  6. 4e4264
  7. 4d445f
  8. 4c455a
  9. 4b4654
  10. 4a484f

Questions about #53377e

What color is #53377e?

#53377e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(83, 55, 126), in HSL hsl(263.66, 39.23%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.518% 0.11645 299.367).

What colors go well with #53377e?

The complementary color of #53377e is #435100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #304387 and #6a2d67. The triadic partners are #753500 and #00594a.

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

White text reads better on #53377e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53377e a warm or cool color?

#53377e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.116.