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#5c378f color: Ruthless Empress

#5c378f is rgb(92, 55, 143) in RGB and oklch(42.72% 0.14033 299.844) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

42.7%
0.140
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #5c378f

#5c378f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.76:1 contrast and black text 2.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #5c378f mixed with white

  1. 5c378f
  2. 6a4b9b
  3. 795fa6
  4. 8972b2
  5. 9985bd
  6. a999c9
  7. baadd4
  8. cac1df
  9. dcd5ea
  10. edeaf4

Darker: #5c378f mixed with black

  1. 5c378f
  2. 4f2e7c
  3. 422669
  4. 361e57
  5. 2a1645
  6. 1f0f34
  7. 140824
  8. 0a0315
  9. 030107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5c378f with less saturation

  1. 5c378f
  2. 5a3b89
  3. 593e83
  4. 58417c
  5. 564376
  6. 554670
  7. 54486a
  8. 524a63
  9. 514c5c
  10. 504d56

Questions about #5c378f

What color is #5c378f?

#5c378f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(92, 55, 143), in HSL hsl(265.23, 44.44%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.72% 0.14033 299.844).

What colors go well with #5c378f?

The complementary color of #5c378f is #475700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #32469b and #772b73. The triadic partners are #7d3a00 and #006051.

Is white or black text more readable on #5c378f?

White text reads better on #5c378f: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5c378f a warm or cool color?

#5c378f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.14.