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#5f577c color: Taylor

#5f577c is rgb(95, 87, 124) in RGB and oklch(47.934% 0.05941 293.96) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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253°
100%

47.9%
0.059
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #5f577c

#5f577c is a dusty dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.059 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.69:1 contrast and black text 3.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Taylor (#5f5879). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #5f577c mixed with white

  1. 5f577c
  2. 6e6689
  3. 7c7695
  4. 8c86a2
  5. 9b97af
  6. aba7bc
  7. bbb8c9
  8. cccad7
  9. dddbe4
  10. eeedf1

Darker: #5f577c mixed with black

  1. 5f577c
  2. 524b6b
  3. 443e5a
  4. 38334a
  5. 2c273b
  6. 201c2c
  7. 15121e
  8. 0a0811
  9. 030305
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5f577c with less saturation

  1. 5f577c
  2. 5f5879
  3. 5f5876
  4. 5e5973
  5. 5e5a70
  6. 5e5a6d
  7. 5e5b6a
  8. 5e5c67
  9. 5e5c64
  10. 5d5d60

Questions about #5f577c

What color is #5f577c?

#5f577c is dusty dark violet. The closest named color is Taylor. In RGB it is rgb(95, 87, 124), in HSL hsl(252.97, 17.54%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.934% 0.05941 293.96).

What colors go well with #5f577c?

The complementary color of #5f577c is #5d6139. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c5d7f and #6e5271. The triadic partners are #78543d and #36685b.

Is white or black text more readable on #5f577c?

White text reads better on #5f577c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and black gives 3.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5f577c a warm or cool color?

#5f577c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.059.