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#5d4e9b color: Coronation Blue

#5d4e9b is rgb(93, 78, 155) in RGB and oklch(47.663% 0.12068 290.003) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

47.7%
0.121
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #5d4e9b

#5d4e9b is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.93:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Coronation Blue (#59529c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #5d4e9b mixed with white

  1. 5d4e9b
  2. 6b5fa6
  3. 7a70b0
  4. 8982ba
  5. 9993c4
  6. a9a4ce
  7. bab6d8
  8. cbc8e2
  9. dcdaec
  10. edecf5

Darker: #5d4e9b mixed with black

  1. 5d4e9b
  2. 504386
  3. 433872
  4. 372d5e
  5. 2a234b
  6. 1f1939
  7. 140f28
  8. 0a0718
  9. 030209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5d4e9b with less saturation

  1. 5d4e9b
  2. 5d5095
  3. 5c528f
  4. 5c5489
  5. 5c5583
  6. 5c577d
  7. 5c5876
  8. 5c5970
  9. 5c5b6a
  10. 5c5c63

Questions about #5d4e9b

What color is #5d4e9b?

#5d4e9b is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Coronation Blue. In RGB it is rgb(93, 78, 155), in HSL hsl(251.69, 33.05%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.663% 0.12068 290.003).

What colors go well with #5d4e9b?

The complementary color of #5d4e9b is #626100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #315ba0 and #7a4386. The triadic partners are #90440a and #007152.

Is white or black text more readable on #5d4e9b?

White text reads better on #5d4e9b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5d4e9b a warm or cool color?

#5d4e9b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.121.