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#57336e color: Purple Protégé

#57336e is rgb(87, 51, 110) in RGB and oklch(39.244% 0.10332 310.652) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

39.2%
0.103
311°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #57336e

#57336e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.2% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.98:1 contrast and black text 2.1:1, 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: #57336e mixed with white

  1. 57336e
  2. 66467c
  3. 76598a
  4. 866d99
  5. 9781a7
  6. a795b6
  7. b8a9c4
  8. cabed3
  9. dbd3e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #57336e mixed with black

  1. 57336e
  2. 4b2b5f
  3. 3e2350
  4. 331c41
  5. 271433
  6. 1c0d26
  7. 120719
  8. 08030e
  9. 030104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #57336e with less saturation

  1. 57336e
  2. 55356a
  3. 543866
  4. 523a62
  5. 503c5e
  6. 4e3e5a
  7. 4d4056
  8. 4b4152
  9. 49434e
  10. 47444a

Questions about #57336e

What color is #57336e?

#57336e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(87, 51, 110), in HSL hsl(276.61, 36.65%, 31.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.244% 0.10332 310.652).

What colors go well with #57336e?

The complementary color of #57336e is #325005. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d3d7b and #692c56. The triadic partners are #673900 and #005451.

Is white or black text more readable on #57336e?

White text reads better on #57336e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and black gives 2.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #57336e a warm or cool color?

#57336e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 39.2% and its chroma 0.103.