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#5f2f53 color: Japanese Violet

#5f2f53 is rgb(95, 47, 83) in RGB and oklch(38.162% 0.08583 337.369) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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315°
100%

38.2%
0.086
337°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #5f2f53

#5f2f53 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.2% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 337°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.41:1 contrast and black text 2.02:1, 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: #5f2f53 mixed with white

  1. 5f2f53
  2. 6f4263
  3. 7e5573
  4. 8e6983
  5. 9e7d94
  6. ae92a5
  7. bea7b7
  8. cebcc8
  9. ded2da
  10. efe8ed

Darker: #5f2f53 mixed with black

  1. 5f2f53
  2. 522747
  3. 44203b
  4. 381930
  5. 2c1225
  6. 200c1b
  7. 150611
  8. 0a0308
  9. 030102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5f2f53 with less saturation

  1. 5f2f53
  2. 5d3151
  3. 5a3450
  4. 57364e
  5. 55384d
  6. 523a4b
  7. 4f3c49
  8. 4c3e48
  9. 493f46
  10. 464144

Questions about #5f2f53

What color is #5f2f53?

#5f2f53 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Japanese Violet. In RGB it is rgb(95, 47, 83), in HSL hsl(315, 33.8%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.162% 0.08583 337.369).

What colors go well with #5f2f53?

The complementary color of #5f2f53 is #095030. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f3566 and #682d3b. The triadic partners are #504200 and #004d61.

Is white or black text more readable on #5f2f53?

White text reads better on #5f2f53: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and black gives 2.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5f2f53 a warm or cool color?

#5f2f53 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 337 degrees, its lightness 38.2% and its chroma 0.086.