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#5d508d color: Purple Corallite

#5d508d is rgb(93, 80, 141) in RGB and oklch(47.197% 0.09704 292.056) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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253°
100%

47.2%
0.097
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #5d508d

#5d508d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.01:1 contrast and black text 3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Corallite (#5a4e8f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #5d508d mixed with white

  1. 5d508d
  2. 6b6199
  3. 7a71a4
  4. 8a82af
  5. 9993bb
  6. aaa5c6
  7. bab6d2
  8. cbc8dd
  9. dcdae8
  10. edecf4

Darker: #5d508d mixed with black

  1. 5d508d
  2. 50447a
  3. 433967
  4. 372e55
  5. 2a2444
  6. 1f1a33
  7. 141023
  8. 0a0714
  9. 030207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5d508d with less saturation

  1. 5d508d
  2. 5d5288
  3. 5c5383
  4. 5c547f
  5. 5c557a
  6. 5c5775
  7. 5b5870
  8. 5b596b
  9. 5b5a66
  10. 5b5a60

Questions about #5d508d

What color is #5d508d?

#5d508d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Corallite. In RGB it is rgb(93, 80, 141), in HSL hsl(252.79, 27.6%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.197% 0.09704 292.056).

What colors go well with #5d508d?

The complementary color of #5d508d is #5d6011. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d5a92 and #75477b. The triadic partners are #854a21 and #006c55.

Is white or black text more readable on #5d508d?

White text reads better on #5d508d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5d508d a warm or cool color?

#5d508d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.097.