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#59356e color: Purple Protégé

#59356e is rgb(89, 53, 110) in RGB and oklch(39.839% 0.10053 311.78) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

39.8%
0.101
312°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #59356e

#59356e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.8% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.73:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #59356e mixed with white

  1. 59356e
  2. 68487c
  3. 785b8a
  4. 886e99
  5. 9882a7
  6. a996b5
  7. b9aac4
  8. cabfd3
  9. dcd4e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #59356e mixed with black

  1. 59356e
  2. 4c2d5f
  3. 402550
  4. 341d41
  5. 281533
  6. 1d0e26
  7. 130819
  8. 09030e
  9. 030104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #59356e with less saturation

  1. 59356e
  2. 57376a
  3. 563a67
  4. 543c63
  5. 523e5f
  6. 503f5b
  7. 4e4157
  8. 4d4353
  9. 4b444f
  10. 49464b

Questions about #59356e

What color is #59356e?

#59356e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(89, 53, 110), in HSL hsl(277.89, 34.97%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.839% 0.10053 311.78).

What colors go well with #59356e?

The complementary color of #59356e is #32520d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #403e7b and #6a2e56. The triadic partners are #683c00 and #005553.

Is white or black text more readable on #59356e?

White text reads better on #59356e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #59356e a warm or cool color?

#59356e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 39.8% and its chroma 0.101.