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#552e50 color: Plum Skin

#552e50 is rgb(85, 46, 80) in RGB and oklch(36.428% 0.07603 331.829) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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308°
100%

36.4%
0.076
332°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #552e50

#552e50 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36.4% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 332°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.09:1 contrast and black text 1.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plum Skin (#51304e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #552e50 mixed with white

  1. 552e50
  2. 654160
  3. 755470
  4. 866881
  5. 977c92
  6. a891a4
  7. b9a6b5
  8. cabcc7
  9. dbd2da
  10. ede8ec

Darker: #552e50 mixed with black

  1. 552e50
  2. 492744
  3. 3d1f39
  4. 31182e
  5. 261224
  6. 1c0b1a
  7. 110610
  8. 080207
  9. 020102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552e50 with less saturation

  1. 552e50
  2. 53304e
  3. 51324d
  4. 4f344b
  5. 4d3549
  6. 4a3747
  7. 483845
  8. 463a44
  9. 433b42
  10. 413d40

Questions about #552e50

What color is #552e50?

#552e50 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Plum Skin. In RGB it is rgb(85, 46, 80), in HSL hsl(307.69, 29.77%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.428% 0.07603 331.829).

What colors go well with #552e50?

The complementary color of #552e50 is #194929. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #46345f and #5e2b3b. The triadic partners are #4d3c00 and #004855.

Is white or black text more readable on #552e50?

White text reads better on #552e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and black gives 1.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552e50 a warm or cool color?

#552e50 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 332 degrees, its lightness 36.4% and its chroma 0.076.