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#55366a color: Purple Protégé

#55366a is rgb(85, 54, 106) in RGB and oklch(39.293% 0.09174 310.291) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

39.3%
0.092
310°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #55366a

#55366a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.3% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast and black text 2.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #55366a mixed with white

  1. 55366a
  2. 654978
  3. 745b87
  4. 856e95
  5. 9582a4
  6. a696b3
  7. b7aac2
  8. c9bfd1
  9. dbd4e0
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #55366a mixed with black

  1. 55366a
  2. 492e5b
  3. 3d254d
  4. 311e3f
  5. 261631
  6. 1c0f24
  7. 110818
  8. 08030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #55366a with less saturation

  1. 55366a
  2. 543867
  3. 523a63
  4. 513c5f
  5. 4f3d5c
  6. 4d3f58
  7. 4c4055
  8. 4a4251
  9. 49434d
  10. 47444a

Questions about #55366a

What color is #55366a?

#55366a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(85, 54, 106), in HSL hsl(275.77, 32.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.293% 0.09174 310.291).

What colors go well with #55366a?

The complementary color of #55366a is #354f13. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d3e76 and #653055. The triadic partners are #643b00 and #005450.

Is white or black text more readable on #55366a?

White text reads better on #55366a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and black gives 2.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55366a a warm or cool color?

#55366a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 39.3% and its chroma 0.092.