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#55326e color: Purple Protégé

#55326e is rgb(85, 50, 110) in RGB and oklch(38.825% 0.10433 309.287) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

38.8%
0.104
309°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #55326e

#55326e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.8% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.16:1 contrast and black text 2.07:1, 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: #55326e mixed with white

  1. 55326e
  2. 65457c
  3. 74588a
  4. 856c99
  5. 9580a7
  6. a694b6
  7. b7a9c4
  8. c9bed3
  9. dbd3e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #55326e mixed with black

  1. 55326e
  2. 492a5f
  3. 3d2250
  4. 311b41
  5. 261433
  6. 1c0d26
  7. 110719
  8. 08030e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #55326e with less saturation

  1. 55326e
  2. 53356a
  3. 523766
  4. 503962
  5. 4e3b5e
  6. 4d3d5a
  7. 4b3e56
  8. 494051
  9. 48424d
  10. 464349

Questions about #55326e

What color is #55326e?

#55326e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(85, 50, 110), in HSL hsl(275, 37.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.825% 0.10433 309.287).

What colors go well with #55326e?

The complementary color of #55326e is #324f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a3c7b and #672b56. The triadic partners are #673700 and #00534e.

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

White text reads better on #55326e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and black gives 2.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55326e a warm or cool color?

#55326e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 38.8% and its chroma 0.104.