#5C2A2E · Plum Purple

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#5C2A2E is a dark, muted purple color, closest to Plum Purple and near Plum Purple and Wine. In OKLCH it has 35% lightness and 0.07 chroma at hue 17°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #5C2A2E a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#5C2A2E
RGBrgb(92, 42, 46)
HSLhsl(355, 37%, 26%)
CMYK0, 54, 50, 64
CSS var--plum-purple
Contrast11.5:1 white · 1.83:1 black

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How to use #5C2A2E

White text passes WCAG AA on #5C2A2E (11.5:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #5C2A2E with its analogous neighbors #5B2A46 and #5B3E2A; for contrast use its complement #2A5B57 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--plum-purple: #5C2A2E;

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