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#57215d color: Purple Velour

#57215d is rgb(87, 33, 93) in RGB and oklch(35.385% 0.11511 323.571) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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294°
100%

35.4%
0.115
324°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #57215d

#57215d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.79:1 contrast and black text 1.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581a57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #57215d mixed with white

  1. 57215d
  2. 67376c
  3. 784c7c
  4. 88618c
  5. 99769c
  6. a98cac
  7. baa2bc
  8. cbb9cd
  9. dcd0dd
  10. eee7ee

Darker: #57215d mixed with black

  1. 57215d
  2. 4b1b50
  3. 3e1643
  4. 331037
  5. 270b2a
  6. 1c061f
  7. 120314
  8. 08010a
  9. 030003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #57215d with less saturation

  1. 57215d
  2. 55255a
  3. 522857
  4. 502b53
  5. 4d2e50
  6. 4a314d
  7. 473349
  8. 453546
  9. 423843
  10. 3f3a3f

Questions about #57215d

What color is #57215d?

#57215d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(87, 33, 93), in HSL hsl(294, 47.62%, 24.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.385% 0.11511 323.571).

What colors go well with #57215d?

The complementary color of #57215d is #014a08. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #402b71 and #661940. The triadic partners are #523600 and #00474e.

Is white or black text more readable on #57215d?

White text reads better on #57215d: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #57215d a warm or cool color?

#57215d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 35.4% and its chroma 0.115.