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#5a366d color: Purple Protégé

#5a366d is rgb(90, 54, 109) in RGB and oklch(40.078% 0.09785 312.923) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

40.1%
0.098
313°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #5a366d

#5a366d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.1% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.62:1 contrast and black text 2.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Protégé (#593569). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #5a366d mixed with white

  1. 5a366d
  2. 69497b
  3. 795c89
  4. 896f98
  5. 9982a6
  6. a996b5
  7. baaac3
  8. cbbfd2
  9. dcd4e1
  10. ede9f0

Darker: #5a366d mixed with black

  1. 5a366d
  2. 4d2e5e
  3. 41254f
  4. 351e41
  5. 291633
  6. 1e0f26
  7. 130819
  8. 09030d
  9. 030104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5a366d with less saturation

  1. 5a366d
  2. 583869
  3. 573a66
  4. 553c62
  5. 533e5f
  6. 51405b
  7. 4f4257
  8. 4d4353
  9. 4c4550
  10. 4a464c

Questions about #5a366d

What color is #5a366d?

#5a366d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(90, 54, 109), in HSL hsl(279.27, 33.74%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.078% 0.09785 312.923).

What colors go well with #5a366d?

The complementary color of #5a366d is #325213. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #413f7a and #6b3056. The triadic partners are #673d00 and #005655.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a366d?

White text reads better on #5a366d: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and black gives 2.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a366d a warm or cool color?

#5a366d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 40.1% and its chroma 0.098.