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#55276a color: Elegant Purple Gown

#55276a is rgb(85, 39, 106) in RGB and oklch(36.797% 0.11844 313.785) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

36.8%
0.118
314°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #55276a

#55276a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36.8% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.14:1 contrast and black text 1.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #55276a mixed with white

  1. 55276a
  2. 653c79
  3. 755087
  4. 856596
  5. 967aa5
  6. a78fb4
  7. b8a5c3
  8. c9bbd2
  9. dbd1e1
  10. ede8f0

Darker: #55276a mixed with black

  1. 55276a
  2. 49205b
  3. 3d1a4d
  4. 31143f
  5. 260e31
  6. 1c0824
  7. 110418
  8. 08020d
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #55276a with less saturation

  1. 55276a
  2. 532b66
  3. 512e62
  4. 4f315e
  5. 4d3359
  6. 4a3655
  7. 483851
  8. 463a4d
  9. 443c48
  10. 413d44

Questions about #55276a

What color is #55276a?

#55276a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(85, 39, 106), in HSL hsl(281.19, 46.21%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.797% 0.11844 313.785).

What colors go well with #55276a?

The complementary color of #55276a is #224b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a327a and #671e4e. The triadic partners are #5d3500 and #004c4c.

Is white or black text more readable on #55276a?

White text reads better on #55276a: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and black gives 1.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55276a a warm or cool color?

#55276a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 36.8% and its chroma 0.118.