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#5d2f5e color: Imperial Purple

#5d2f5e is rgb(93, 47, 94) in RGB and oklch(38.43% 0.09514 326.45) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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299°
100%

38.4%
0.095
326°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #5d2f5e

#5d2f5e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 326°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.33:1 contrast and black text 2.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5b3167). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #5d2f5e mixed with white

  1. 5d2f5e
  2. 6d426d
  3. 7c567c
  4. 8c698c
  5. 9c7e9c
  6. ac92ac
  7. bca7bc
  8. cdbdcd
  9. ddd2dd
  10. eee8ee

Darker: #5d2f5e mixed with black

  1. 5d2f5e
  2. 502751
  3. 432044
  4. 371937
  5. 2a122b
  6. 1f0c1f
  7. 140614
  8. 0a030a
  9. 030103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5d2f5e with less saturation

  1. 5d2f5e
  2. 5b325b
  3. 583459
  4. 563656
  5. 543954
  6. 513b51
  7. 4e3d4e
  8. 4c3e4c
  9. 494049
  10. 464246

Questions about #5d2f5e

What color is #5d2f5e?

#5d2f5e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial Purple. In RGB it is rgb(93, 47, 94), in HSL hsl(298.72, 33.33%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.43% 0.09514 326.45).

What colors go well with #5d2f5e?

The complementary color of #5d2f5e is #195022. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #493770 and #692a45. The triadic partners are #5a3e00 and #004f5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #5d2f5e?

White text reads better on #5d2f5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and black gives 2.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5d2f5e a warm or cool color?

#5d2f5e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 326 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.095.