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#5f488d color: Lords of the Night

#5f488d is rgb(95, 72, 141) in RGB and oklch(45.848% 0.11066 297.218) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

45.8%
0.111
297°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #5f488d

#5f488d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast and black text 2.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #5f488d mixed with white

  1. 5f488d
  2. 6d5999
  3. 7c6ba4
  4. 8b7db0
  5. 9b8fbb
  6. aba1c7
  7. bbb3d2
  8. ccc6dd
  9. dcd9e9
  10. eeecf4

Darker: #5f488d mixed with black

  1. 5f488d
  2. 523d7a
  3. 443367
  4. 382955
  5. 2c1f44
  6. 201633
  7. 150d23
  8. 0a0614
  9. 030207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5f488d with less saturation

  1. 5f488d
  2. 5e4a88
  3. 5d4c83
  4. 5c4e7d
  5. 5c5078
  6. 5b5173
  7. 5a536e
  8. 595468
  9. 595563
  10. 58565d

Questions about #5f488d

What color is #5f488d?

#5f488d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Lords of the Night. In RGB it is rgb(95, 72, 141), in HSL hsl(260, 32.39%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.848% 0.11066 297.218).

What colors go well with #5f488d?

The complementary color of #5f488d is #545f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c5395 and #773f77. The triadic partners are #844400 and #006a57.

Is white or black text more readable on #5f488d?

White text reads better on #5f488d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and black gives 2.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5f488d a warm or cool color?

#5f488d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.111.