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#5c366c color: Purple Protégé

#5c366c is rgb(92, 54, 108) in RGB and oklch(40.269% 0.09757 315.176) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

40.3%
0.098
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #5c366c

#5c366c is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.55:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, 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: #5c366c mixed with white

  1. 5c366c
  2. 6b497a
  3. 7b5c89
  4. 8a6f97
  5. 9a82a5
  6. ab96b4
  7. bbaac3
  8. ccbfd2
  9. ddd4e1
  10. eee9f0

Darker: #5c366c mixed with black

  1. 5c366c
  2. 4f2e5d
  3. 42254e
  4. 361e40
  5. 2a1632
  6. 1f0f25
  7. 140819
  8. 0a030d
  9. 030104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5c366c with less saturation

  1. 5c366c
  2. 5a3869
  3. 583b65
  4. 563d62
  5. 543f5e
  6. 53405b
  7. 514257
  8. 4f4453
  9. 4c4550
  10. 4a474c

Questions about #5c366c

What color is #5c366c?

#5c366c is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Protégé. In RGB it is rgb(92, 54, 108), in HSL hsl(282.22, 33.33%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.269% 0.09757 315.176).

What colors go well with #5c366c?

The complementary color of #5c366c is #2f5417. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #443f7a and #6c3054. The triadic partners are #663f00 and #005657.

Is white or black text more readable on #5c366c?

White text reads better on #5c366c: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5c366c a warm or cool color?

#5c366c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.098.