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#5e4e93 color: Purple Corallite

#5e4e93 is rgb(94, 78, 147) in RGB and oklch(47.256% 0.10918 292.382) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

47.3%
0.109
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #5e4e93

#5e4e93 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.03:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, 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: #5e4e93 mixed with white

  1. 5e4e93
  2. 6c5f9e
  3. 7b70a9
  4. 8a81b4
  5. 9a92bf
  6. aaa4ca
  7. bab6d5
  8. cbc8df
  9. dcdaea
  10. edecf4

Darker: #5e4e93 mixed with black

  1. 5e4e93
  2. 51437f
  3. 44386c
  4. 372d59
  5. 2b2347
  6. 1f1936
  7. 140f25
  8. 0a0716
  9. 030208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5e4e93 with less saturation

  1. 5e4e93
  2. 5e508e
  3. 5d5288
  4. 5d5383
  5. 5c557d
  6. 5c5678
  7. 5c5772
  8. 5c586d
  9. 5c5967
  10. 5b5a61

Questions about #5e4e93

What color is #5e4e93?

#5e4e93 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Corallite. In RGB it is rgb(94, 78, 147), in HSL hsl(253.91, 30.67%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.256% 0.10918 292.382).

What colors go well with #5e4e93?

The complementary color of #5e4e93 is #5d6100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #395998 and #78447f. The triadic partners are #8a4715 and #006e55.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e4e93?

White text reads better on #5e4e93: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e4e93 a warm or cool color?

#5e4e93 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.109.