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#5f4fa0 color: Ultrapurple Merge

#5f4fa0 is rgb(95, 79, 160) in RGB and oklch(48.358% 0.12621 289.937) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

48.4%
0.126
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #5f4fa0

#5f4fa0 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.75:1 contrast and black text 3.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654ea3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #5f4fa0 mixed with white

  1. 5f4fa0
  2. 6d60aa
  3. 7c71b4
  4. 8b83be
  5. 9a94c8
  6. aaa5d1
  7. bab7db
  8. cbc9e4
  9. dcdaed
  10. ededf6

Darker: #5f4fa0 mixed with black

  1. 5f4fa0
  2. 52448b
  3. 443876
  4. 382e61
  5. 2c234e
  6. 20193b
  7. 151029
  8. 0a0719
  9. 030209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5f4fa0 with less saturation

  1. 5f4fa0
  2. 5f519a
  3. 5e5393
  4. 5e558d
  5. 5e5787
  6. 5e5980
  7. 5e5a7a
  8. 5e5b73
  9. 5e5c6c
  10. 5e5e65

Questions about #5f4fa0

What color is #5f4fa0?

#5f4fa0 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge. In RGB it is rgb(95, 79, 160), in HSL hsl(251.85, 33.89%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.358% 0.12621 289.937).

What colors go well with #5f4fa0?

The complementary color of #5f4fa0 is #646300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #315ca5 and #7d438a. The triadic partners are #954403 and #007354.

Is white or black text more readable on #5f4fa0?

White text reads better on #5f4fa0: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and black gives 3.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5f4fa0 a warm or cool color?

#5f4fa0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.126.