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#551f52 color: Purple Velour

#551f52 is rgb(85, 31, 82) in RGB and oklch(34.141% 0.1062 329.817) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

34.1%
0.106
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.70:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #551f52

#551f52 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.1% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.32:1 contrast and black text 1.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581a57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #551f52 mixed with white

  1. 551f52
  2. 663462
  3. 764972
  4. 875e83
  5. 987494
  6. a98aa5
  7. baa1b7
  8. cbb8c8
  9. dccfda
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #551f52 mixed with black

  1. 551f52
  2. 491946
  3. 3d143b
  4. 310f2f
  5. 260a25
  6. 1c061a
  7. 110311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #551f52 with less saturation

  1. 551f52
  2. 522350
  3. 50264d
  4. 4d294b
  5. 4b2b48
  6. 482e45
  7. 453043
  8. 423240
  9. 3f343e
  10. 3c363b

Questions about #551f52

What color is #551f52?

#551f52 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(85, 31, 82), in HSL hsl(303.33, 46.55%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.141% 0.1062 329.817).

What colors go well with #551f52?

The complementary color of #551f52 is #004616. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #412866 and #611936. The triadic partners are #4a3500 and #00424e.

Is white or black text more readable on #551f52?

White text reads better on #551f52: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and black gives 1.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #551f52 a warm or cool color?

#551f52 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 34.1% and its chroma 0.106.