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#5a366a color: Purple Protégé

#5a366a is rgb(90, 54, 106) in RGB and oklch(39.905% 0.09405 314.703) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

39.9%
0.094
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #5a366a

#5a366a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.9% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.68:1 contrast and black text 2.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #5a366a mixed with white

  1. 5a366a
  2. 694978
  3. 795b87
  4. 896f95
  5. 9982a4
  6. a996b3
  7. baaac2
  8. cbbfd1
  9. dcd4e0
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #5a366a mixed with black

  1. 5a366a
  2. 4d2e5b
  3. 41254d
  4. 351e3f
  5. 291631
  6. 1e0f24
  7. 130818
  8. 09030d
  9. 030104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5a366a with less saturation

  1. 5a366a
  2. 583867
  3. 563a63
  4. 553c60
  5. 533e5d
  6. 514059
  7. 4f4156
  8. 4d4352
  9. 4b454f
  10. 49464b

Questions about #5a366a

What color is #5a366a?

#5a366a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(90, 54, 106), in HSL hsl(281.54, 32.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.905% 0.09405 314.703).

What colors go well with #5a366a?

The complementary color of #5a366a is #305218. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #433e78 and #6a3053. The triadic partners are #643e00 and #005556.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a366a?

White text reads better on #5a366a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and black gives 2.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a366a a warm or cool color?

#5a366a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 39.9% and its chroma 0.094.