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#5a4fa1 color: Coronation Blue

#5a4fa1 is rgb(90, 79, 161) in RGB and oklch(47.975% 0.12784 286.684) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

48%
0.128
287°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.07:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #5a4fa1

#5a4fa1 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.85:1 contrast and black text 3.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Coronation Blue (#59529c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #5a4fa1 mixed with white

  1. 5a4fa1
  2. 6860ab
  3. 7771b5
  4. 8783bf
  5. 9794c8
  6. a7a5d2
  7. b8b7db
  8. c9c9e4
  9. dbdbed
  10. ededf6

Darker: #5a4fa1 mixed with black

  1. 5a4fa1
  2. 4d448b
  3. 413876
  4. 352e62
  5. 29234e
  6. 1e193c
  7. 13102a
  8. 090719
  9. 030209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5a4fa1 with less saturation

  1. 5a4fa1
  2. 5a519a
  3. 5a5394
  4. 5a558d
  5. 5a5787
  6. 5b5880
  7. 5b5979
  8. 5c5b73
  9. 5c5c6c
  10. 5d5d65

Questions about #5a4fa1

What color is #5a4fa1?

#5a4fa1 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Coronation Blue. In RGB it is rgb(90, 79, 161), in HSL hsl(248.05, 34.17%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.975% 0.12784 286.684).

What colors go well with #5a4fa1?

The complementary color of #5a4fa1 is #676100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #275da4 and #7a438d. The triadic partners are #95410a and #00724e.

Is white or black text more readable on #5a4fa1?

White text reads better on #5a4fa1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and black gives 3.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5a4fa1 a warm or cool color?

#5a4fa1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.128.