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#53377f color: Prism Violet

#53377f is rgb(83, 55, 127) in RGB and oklch(40.587% 0.11781 299.02) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

40.6%
0.118
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #53377f

#53377f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.46:1 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: #53377f mixed with white

  1. 53377f
  2. 624a8c
  3. 725d99
  4. 8271a6
  5. 9384b3
  6. a498c0
  7. b6accc
  8. c7c0d9
  9. dad5e6
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #53377f mixed with black

  1. 53377f
  2. 472e6e
  3. 3b265d
  4. 301e4c
  5. 25163c
  6. 1b0f2d
  7. 11081f
  8. 080311
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53377f with less saturation

  1. 53377f
  2. 523a7a
  3. 513c75
  4. 503e6f
  5. 4f406a
  6. 4e4265
  7. 4d445f
  8. 4c455a
  9. 4b4755
  10. 4a484f

Questions about #53377f

What color is #53377f?

#53377f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(83, 55, 127), in HSL hsl(263.33, 39.56%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.587% 0.11781 299.02).

What colors go well with #53377f?

The complementary color of #53377f is #435100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #304388 and #6a2d68. The triadic partners are #753400 and #00594a.

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

White text reads better on #53377f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53377f a warm or cool color?

#53377f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.118.