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#552e66 color: Imperial Purple

#552e66 is rgb(85, 46, 102) in RGB and oklch(37.645% 0.10148 314.674) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

37.6%
0.101
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #552e66

#552e66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 37.6% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.67:1 contrast and black text 1.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5b3167). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #552e66 mixed with white

  1. 552e66
  2. 654175
  3. 755584
  4. 856993
  5. 967da2
  6. a792b1
  7. b8a7c0
  8. c9bcd0
  9. dbd2df
  10. ede8ef

Darker: #552e66 mixed with black

  1. 552e66
  2. 492758
  3. 3d1f4a
  4. 31183c
  5. 26122f
  6. 1c0b23
  7. 110617
  8. 08020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552e66 with less saturation

  1. 552e66
  2. 533162
  3. 51335f
  4. 4f355b
  5. 4d3758
  6. 4c3954
  7. 4a3b51
  8. 483d4d
  9. 463e49
  10. 434045

Questions about #552e66

What color is #552e66?

#552e66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial Purple. In RGB it is rgb(85, 46, 102), in HSL hsl(281.79, 37.84%, 29.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.645% 0.10148 314.674).

What colors go well with #552e66?

The complementary color of #552e66 is #284c09. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d3774 and #65274e. The triadic partners are #5f3700 and #004e4f.

Is white or black text more readable on #552e66?

White text reads better on #552e66: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and black gives 1.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552e66 a warm or cool color?

#552e66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 37.6% and its chroma 0.101.