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#55326c color: Purple Protégé

#55326c is rgb(85, 50, 108) in RGB and oklch(38.7% 0.10175 310.332) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

38.7%
0.102
310°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #55326c

#55326c is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast and black text 2.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #55326c mixed with white

  1. 55326c
  2. 65457a
  3. 745889
  4. 856c97
  5. 9580a6
  6. a694b4
  7. b7a9c3
  8. c9bed2
  9. dbd3e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #55326c mixed with black

  1. 55326c
  2. 492a5d
  3. 3d224e
  4. 311b40
  5. 261432
  6. 1c0d25
  7. 110719
  8. 08030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #55326c with less saturation

  1. 55326c
  2. 533468
  3. 523764
  4. 503960
  5. 4e3b5d
  6. 4d3d59
  7. 4b3e55
  8. 494051
  9. 48414d
  10. 464348

Questions about #55326c

What color is #55326c?

#55326c is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(85, 50, 108), in HSL hsl(276.21, 36.71%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.7% 0.10175 310.332).

What colors go well with #55326c?

The complementary color of #55326c is #314e04. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b3b79 and #662b55. The triadic partners are #653800 and #00524f.

Is white or black text more readable on #55326c?

White text reads better on #55326c: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and black gives 2.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55326c a warm or cool color?

#55326c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.102.