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#5f5992 color: Old Nan Yarn

#5f5992 is rgb(95, 89, 146) in RGB and oklch(49.486% 0.08979 287.465) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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246°
100%

49.5%
0.090
287°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #5f5992

#5f5992 is a muted dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Old Nan Yarn (#5e5896). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #5f5992 mixed with white

  1. 5f5992
  2. 6d699d
  3. 7c79a8
  4. 8b89b3
  5. 9b99be
  6. aba9c9
  7. bbbad4
  8. cccbde
  9. dcdce9
  10. eeedf4

Darker: #5f5992 mixed with black

  1. 5f5992
  2. 524c7e
  3. 44406b
  4. 383458
  5. 2c2846
  6. 201d35
  7. 151325
  8. 0a0916
  9. 030308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5f5992 with less saturation

  1. 5f5992
  2. 5f5a8d
  3. 5f5b89
  4. 5f5c84
  5. 605d7f
  6. 605e7a
  7. 605f76
  8. 606071
  9. 61606c
  10. 616167

Questions about #5f5992

What color is #5f5992?

#5f5992 is muted dark violet. The closest named color is Old Nan Yarn. In RGB it is rgb(95, 89, 146), in HSL hsl(246.32, 24.26%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.486% 0.08979 287.465).

What colors go well with #5f5992?

The complementary color of #5f5992 is #676520. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #406394 and #775183. The triadic partners are #8b5132 and #1e7257.

Is white or black text more readable on #5f5992?

White text reads better on #5f5992: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5f5992 a warm or cool color?

#5f5992 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.09.