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#5d4e9e color: Coronation Blue

#5d4e9e is rgb(93, 78, 158) in RGB and oklch(47.857% 0.12496 289.437) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

47.9%
0.125
289°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #5d4e9e

#5d4e9e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.89:1 contrast and black text 3.05:1, 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: #5d4e9e mixed with white

  1. 5d4e9e
  2. 6b5fa8
  3. 7a70b2
  4. 8982bd
  5. 9993c6
  6. a9a5d0
  7. bab6da
  8. cac8e3
  9. dcdaed
  10. ededf6

Darker: #5d4e9e mixed with black

  1. 5d4e9e
  2. 504389
  3. 433874
  4. 372d60
  5. 2a234d
  6. 1f193a
  7. 140f29
  8. 0a0718
  9. 030209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5d4e9e with less saturation

  1. 5d4e9e
  2. 5d5098
  3. 5c5291
  4. 5c548b
  5. 5c5685
  6. 5c577e
  7. 5c5978
  8. 5c5a71
  9. 5c5b6b
  10. 5d5c64

Questions about #5d4e9e

What color is #5d4e9e?

#5d4e9e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Coronation Blue. In RGB it is rgb(93, 78, 158), in HSL hsl(251.25, 33.9%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.857% 0.12496 289.437).

What colors go well with #5d4e9e?

The complementary color of #5d4e9e is #636200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f5ba2 and #7b4289. The triadic partners are #934305 and #007152.

Is white or black text more readable on #5d4e9e?

White text reads better on #5d4e9e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and black gives 3.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5d4e9e a warm or cool color?

#5d4e9e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.125.