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#5e2d80 color: Deep Amethyst

#5e2d80 is rgb(94, 45, 128) in RGB and oklch(40.38% 0.13789 308.657) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

40.4%
0.138
309°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #5e2d80

#5e2d80 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.71:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Amethyst (#5b3082). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #5e2d80 mixed with white

  1. 5e2d80
  2. 6d428d
  3. 7c579a
  4. 8c6ba7
  5. 9b7fb4
  6. ab94c0
  7. bca9cd
  8. ccbed9
  9. ddd3e6
  10. eee9f3

Darker: #5e2d80 mixed with black

  1. 5e2d80
  2. 51266e
  3. 441f5d
  4. 37184d
  5. 2b113d
  6. 1f0b2e
  7. 14061f
  8. 0a0212
  9. 030106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5e2d80 with less saturation

  1. 5e2d80
  2. 5c317b
  3. 5a3575
  4. 583870
  5. 563b6b
  6. 533e65
  7. 514060
  8. 4f435a
  9. 4d4554
  10. 4b474f

Questions about #5e2d80

What color is #5e2d80?

#5e2d80 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Deep Amethyst. In RGB it is rgb(94, 45, 128), in HSL hsl(275.42, 47.98%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.38% 0.13789 308.657).

What colors go well with #5e2d80?

The complementary color of #5e2d80 is #325500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b3b90 and #752161. The triadic partners are #6d3b00 and #005752.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e2d80?

White text reads better on #5e2d80: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e2d80 a warm or cool color?

#5e2d80 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.138.