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#5d2e4f color: Japanese Violet

#5d2e4f is rgb(93, 46, 79) in RGB and oklch(37.518% 0.08237 339.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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318°
100%

37.5%
0.082
340°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #5d2e4f

#5d2e4f is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 37.5% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 340°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.66:1 contrast and black text 1.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5b3256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #5d2e4f mixed with white

  1. 5d2e4f
  2. 6d415f
  3. 7d546f
  4. 8d6880
  5. 9d7c91
  6. ad91a3
  7. bda6b5
  8. cdbcc7
  9. ded2d9
  10. eee8ec

Darker: #5d2e4f mixed with black

  1. 5d2e4f
  2. 502744
  3. 431f38
  4. 37182e
  5. 2a1223
  6. 1f0b19
  7. 140610
  8. 0a0207
  9. 030102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5d2e4f with less saturation

  1. 5d2e4f
  2. 5b304e
  3. 58334c
  4. 55354b
  5. 53374a
  6. 503948
  7. 4d3a47
  8. 4a3c45
  9. 473e44
  10. 443f42

Questions about #5d2e4f

What color is #5d2e4f?

#5d2e4f is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Japanese Violet. In RGB it is rgb(93, 46, 79), in HSL hsl(317.87, 33.81%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.518% 0.08237 339.585).

What colors go well with #5d2e4f?

The complementary color of #5d2e4f is #064e31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e3362 and #652c37. The triadic partners are #4c4100 and #004a5f.

Is white or black text more readable on #5d2e4f?

White text reads better on #5d2e4f: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and black gives 1.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5d2e4f a warm or cool color?

#5d2e4f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 340 degrees, its lightness 37.5% and its chroma 0.082.