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#55367f color: Prism Violet

#55367f is rgb(85, 54, 127) in RGB and oklch(40.637% 0.11983 300.793) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

40.6%
0.120
301°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #55367f

#55367f is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.46:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prism Violet (#53357d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #55367f mixed with white

  1. 55367f
  2. 64498c
  3. 745d99
  4. 8470a6
  5. 9483b3
  6. a597c0
  7. b7abcc
  8. c8c0d9
  9. dad5e6
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #55367f mixed with black

  1. 55367f
  2. 492e6e
  3. 3d255d
  4. 311e4c
  5. 26163c
  6. 1c0f2d
  7. 11081f
  8. 080311
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #55367f with less saturation

  1. 55367f
  2. 54397a
  3. 523b75
  4. 513e6f
  5. 50406a
  6. 4f4265
  7. 4e4360
  8. 4c455a
  9. 4b4755
  10. 4a484f

Questions about #55367f

What color is #55367f?

#55367f is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(85, 54, 127), in HSL hsl(265.48, 40.33%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.637% 0.11983 300.793).

What colors go well with #55367f?

The complementary color of #55367f is #415200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #324289 and #6c2c67. The triadic partners are #743600 and #00594c.

Is white or black text more readable on #55367f?

White text reads better on #55367f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #55367f a warm or cool color?

#55367f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.12.