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#553385 color: Kingfisher Daisy

#553385 is rgb(85, 51, 133) in RGB and oklch(40.565% 0.13248 299.574) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

40.6%
0.132
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #553385

#553385 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.55:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #553385 mixed with white

  1. 553385
  2. 644792
  3. 745b9e
  4. 846fab
  5. 9482b7
  6. a596c3
  7. b6abcf
  8. c8bfdb
  9. dad4e7
  10. eceaf3

Darker: #553385 mixed with black

  1. 553385
  2. 492b73
  3. 3d2361
  4. 311c50
  5. 261440
  6. 1c0d30
  7. 110721
  8. 080313
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #553385 with less saturation

  1. 553385
  2. 54367f
  3. 523979
  4. 513c74
  5. 503f6e
  6. 4e4168
  7. 4d4362
  8. 4c455c
  9. 4b4656
  10. 4a4850

Questions about #553385

What color is #553385?

#553385 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy. In RGB it is rgb(85, 51, 133), in HSL hsl(264.88, 44.57%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.565% 0.13248 299.574).

What colors go well with #553385?

The complementary color of #553385 is #425100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e4190 and #6e276b. The triadic partners are #753500 and #00594b.

Is white or black text more readable on #553385?

White text reads better on #553385: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #553385 a warm or cool color?

#553385 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.132.