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#5a2156 color: Purple Velour

#5a2156 is rgb(90, 33, 86) in RGB and oklch(35.428% 0.11012 330.425) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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304°
100%

35.4%
0.110
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #5a2156

#5a2156 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.4% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.75:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, 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: #5a2156 mixed with white

  1. 5a2156
  2. 6a3666
  3. 7b4b76
  4. 8b6086
  5. 9b7697
  6. ac8ba8
  7. bca2b9
  8. cdb8ca
  9. ddd0db
  10. eee7ed

Darker: #5a2156 mixed with black

  1. 5a2156
  2. 4d1b4a
  3. 41163e
  4. 351032
  5. 290b27
  6. 1e061c
  7. 130312
  8. 090108
  9. 030002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5a2156 with less saturation

  1. 5a2156
  2. 572553
  3. 552851
  4. 522b4e
  5. 4f2e4c
  6. 4c3149
  7. 493346
  8. 463544
  9. 433841
  10. 3f3a3e

Questions about #5a2156

What color is #5a2156?

#5a2156 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(90, 33, 86), in HSL hsl(304.21, 46.34%, 24.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.428% 0.11012 330.425).

What colors go well with #5a2156?

The complementary color of #5a2156 is #004a19. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #462a6b and #661b39. The triadic partners are #4e3800 and #004653.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a2156?

White text reads better on #5a2156: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a2156 a warm or cool color?

#5a2156 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 35.4% and its chroma 0.11.