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#533b7e color: Loden Purple

#533b7e is rgb(83, 59, 126) in RGB and oklch(41.236% 0.10976 297.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

41.2%
0.110
298°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #533b7e

#533b7e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.15:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Loden Purple (#553a76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533b7e mixed with white

  1. 533b7e
  2. 624e8b
  3. 726098
  4. 8273a5
  5. 9386b2
  6. a499bf
  7. b6adcc
  8. c7c1d8
  9. dad5e5
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #533b7e mixed with black

  1. 533b7e
  2. 47326d
  3. 3b295c
  4. 30214c
  5. 25193c
  6. 1b112d
  7. 11091f
  8. 080411
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533b7e with less saturation

  1. 533b7e
  2. 523d79
  3. 513f74
  4. 50416f
  5. 4f436a
  6. 4e4565
  7. 4e4660
  8. 4d475b
  9. 4c4956
  10. 4c4a50

Questions about #533b7e

What color is #533b7e?

#533b7e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Loden Purple. In RGB it is rgb(83, 59, 126), in HSL hsl(261.49, 36.22%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.236% 0.10976 297.952).

What colors go well with #533b7e?

The complementary color of #533b7e is #465200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #314686 and #6a3269. The triadic partners are #753800 and #005b4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #533b7e?

White text reads better on #533b7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533b7e a warm or cool color?

#533b7e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 41.2% and its chroma 0.11.