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#5e2f50 color: Japanese Violet

#5e2f50 is rgb(94, 47, 80) in RGB and oklch(37.879% 0.08224 339.542) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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318°
100%

37.9%
0.082
340°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #5e2f50

#5e2f50 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 37.9% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 340°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.51:1 contrast and black text 2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5b3256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #5e2f50 mixed with white

  1. 5e2f50
  2. 6e4260
  3. 7e5570
  4. 8d6981
  5. 9d7d92
  6. ad92a3
  7. bda7b5
  8. cebcc7
  9. ded2da
  10. eee8ec

Darker: #5e2f50 mixed with black

  1. 5e2f50
  2. 512744
  3. 442039
  4. 37192e
  5. 2b1224
  6. 1f0c1a
  7. 140610
  8. 0a0307
  9. 030102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5e2f50 with less saturation

  1. 5e2f50
  2. 5c314f
  3. 59344d
  4. 56364c
  5. 54384b
  6. 513a49
  7. 4e3b48
  8. 4b3d46
  9. 483f45
  10. 454043

Questions about #5e2f50

What color is #5e2f50?

#5e2f50 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Japanese Violet. In RGB it is rgb(94, 47, 80), in HSL hsl(317.87, 33.33%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.879% 0.08224 339.542).

What colors go well with #5e2f50?

The complementary color of #5e2f50 is #084f32. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f3463 and #662d38. The triadic partners are #4d4200 and #004b60.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e2f50?

White text reads better on #5e2f50: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and black gives 2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e2f50 a warm or cool color?

#5e2f50 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 340 degrees, its lightness 37.9% and its chroma 0.082.