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#5b366d color: Purple Protégé

#5b366d is rgb(91, 54, 109) in RGB and oklch(40.202% 0.09833 313.756) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

40.2%
0.098
314°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #5b366d

#5b366d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.57:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, 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: #5b366d mixed with white

  1. 5b366d
  2. 6a497b
  3. 7a5c89
  4. 8a6f98
  5. 9a82a6
  6. aa96b5
  7. baaac3
  8. cbbfd2
  9. dcd4e1
  10. eee9f0

Darker: #5b366d mixed with black

  1. 5b366d
  2. 4e2e5e
  3. 41254f
  4. 351e41
  5. 291633
  6. 1e0f26
  7. 130819
  8. 09030d
  9. 030104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5b366d with less saturation

  1. 5b366d
  2. 593869
  3. 573b66
  4. 563d62
  5. 543f5f
  6. 52405b
  7. 504257
  8. 4e4454
  9. 4c4550
  10. 4a474c

Questions about #5b366d

What color is #5b366d?

#5b366d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(91, 54, 109), in HSL hsl(280.36, 33.74%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.202% 0.09833 313.756).

What colors go well with #5b366d?

The complementary color of #5b366d is #315314. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #433f7b and #6b3055. The triadic partners are #673e00 and #005656.

Is white or black text more readable on #5b366d?

White text reads better on #5b366d: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5b366d a warm or cool color?

#5b366d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.098.