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#533689 color: Blue Magenta Violet

#533689 is rgb(83, 54, 137) in RGB and oklch(41.13% 0.13282 296.166) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

41.1%
0.133
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #533689

#533689 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.1% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.31:1 contrast and black text 2.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Magenta Violet (#553592). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533689 mixed with white

  1. 533689
  2. 624a95
  3. 715da2
  4. 8271ae
  5. 9284ba
  6. a398c5
  7. b5acd1
  8. c7c0dd
  9. d9d5e8
  10. eceaf4

Darker: #533689 mixed with black

  1. 533689
  2. 472e76
  3. 3b2564
  4. 301e53
  5. 251642
  6. 1b0f31
  7. 110822
  8. 080314
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533689 with less saturation

  1. 533689
  2. 523983
  3. 513c7d
  4. 503f77
  5. 4f4171
  6. 4e436b
  7. 4d4564
  8. 4c465e
  9. 4c4858
  10. 4b4951

Questions about #533689

What color is #533689?

#533689 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Magenta Violet. In RGB it is rgb(83, 54, 137), in HSL hsl(260.96, 43.46%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.13% 0.13282 296.166).

What colors go well with #533689?

The complementary color of #533689 is #485100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #294492 and #6e2a70. The triadic partners are #7a3300 and #005b49.

Is white or black text more readable on #533689?

White text reads better on #533689: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and black gives 2.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533689 a warm or cool color?

#533689 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 41.1% and its chroma 0.133.