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#5e2e71 color: Imperial

#5e2e71 is rgb(94, 46, 113) in RGB and oklch(39.52% 0.11888 315.393) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

39.5%
0.119
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #5e2e71

#5e2e71 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.98:1 contrast and black text 2.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial (#602f6b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #5e2e71 mixed with white

  1. 5e2e71
  2. 6d427f
  3. 7d568d
  4. 8c6a9b
  5. 9c7ea9
  6. ac93b7
  7. bca8c6
  8. cdbdd4
  9. ddd3e2
  10. eee9f1

Darker: #5e2e71 mixed with black

  1. 5e2e71
  2. 512761
  3. 441f52
  4. 371843
  5. 2b1235
  6. 1f0b27
  7. 14061a
  8. 0a020e
  9. 030104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5e2e71 with less saturation

  1. 5e2e71
  2. 5c316d
  3. 5a3569
  4. 573765
  5. 553a60
  6. 533c5c
  7. 503f58
  8. 4e4154
  9. 4b434f
  10. 49454b

Questions about #5e2e71

What color is #5e2e71?

#5e2e71 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial. In RGB it is rgb(94, 46, 113), in HSL hsl(282.99, 42.14%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.52% 0.11888 315.393).

What colors go well with #5e2e71?

The complementary color of #5e2e71 is #265300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #423982 and #702654. The triadic partners are #653c00 and #005455.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e2e71?

White text reads better on #5e2e71: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and black gives 2.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e2e71 a warm or cool color?

#5e2e71 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.119.