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#53387d color: Prism Violet

#53387d is rgb(83, 56, 125) in RGB and oklch(40.627% 0.11342 299.382) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

40.6%
0.113
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #53387d

#53387d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.42:1 contrast and black text 2.23:1, 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: #53387d mixed with white

  1. 53387d
  2. 624b8a
  3. 725e97
  4. 8271a4
  5. 9384b1
  6. a498be
  7. b6accb
  8. c7c0d8
  9. dad5e5
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #53387d mixed with black

  1. 53387d
  2. 472f6c
  3. 3b275b
  4. 301f4b
  5. 25173b
  6. 1b0f2c
  7. 11081e
  8. 080411
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53387d with less saturation

  1. 53387d
  2. 523a78
  3. 513d73
  4. 503f6e
  5. 4f4169
  6. 4e4264
  7. 4d445f
  8. 4c4559
  9. 4b4754
  10. 4a484f

Questions about #53387d

What color is #53387d?

#53387d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(83, 56, 125), in HSL hsl(263.48, 38.12%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.627% 0.11342 299.382).

What colors go well with #53387d?

The complementary color of #53387d is #435100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #314386 and #6a2f67. The triadic partners are #743600 and #00594b.

Is white or black text more readable on #53387d?

White text reads better on #53387d: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and black gives 2.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53387d a warm or cool color?

#53387d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.113.