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#552a50 color: Murasaki

#552a50 is rgb(85, 42, 80) in RGB and oklch(35.728% 0.084 331.618) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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307°
100%

35.7%
0.084
332°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #552a50

#552a50 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.7% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 332°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.45:1 contrast and black text 1.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4f284b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #552a50 mixed with white

  1. 552a50
  2. 653d60
  3. 765170
  4. 866581
  5. 977a92
  6. a88fa4
  7. b9a4b5
  8. cabac7
  9. dcd1da
  10. ede8ec

Darker: #552a50 mixed with black

  1. 552a50
  2. 492344
  3. 3d1c39
  4. 31162e
  5. 261024
  6. 1c0a1a
  7. 110510
  8. 080207
  9. 020102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552a50 with less saturation

  1. 552a50
  2. 532c4e
  3. 512e4c
  4. 4e314a
  5. 4c3248
  6. 4a3446
  7. 473644
  8. 453842
  9. 423940
  10. 3f3b3e

Questions about #552a50

What color is #552a50?

#552a50 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Murasaki. In RGB it is rgb(85, 42, 80), in HSL hsl(306.98, 33.86%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.728% 0.084 331.618).

What colors go well with #552a50?

The complementary color of #552a50 is #0f4825. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #453061 and #5f2739. The triadic partners are #4c3a00 and #004755.

Is white or black text more readable on #552a50?

White text reads better on #552a50: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and black gives 1.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552a50 a warm or cool color?

#552a50 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 332 degrees, its lightness 35.7% and its chroma 0.084.