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#533896 color: Ruthless Empress

#533896 is rgb(83, 56, 150) in RGB and oklch(42.445% 0.147 292.201) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

42.4%
0.147
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533896

#533896 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.85:1 contrast and black text 2.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533896 mixed with white

  1. 533896
  2. 624ca1
  3. 7160ad
  4. 8173b8
  5. 9287c2
  6. a39acd
  7. b4aed7
  8. c7c2e1
  9. d9d6eb
  10. eceaf5

Darker: #533896 mixed with black

  1. 533896
  2. 472f82
  3. 3b276e
  4. 301f5b
  5. 251749
  6. 1b0f37
  7. 110826
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533896 with less saturation

  1. 533896
  2. 523c8f
  3. 513f88
  4. 504281
  5. 50447a
  6. 4f4673
  7. 4f486c
  8. 4f4a65
  9. 4e4c5d
  10. 4e4d56

Questions about #533896

What color is #533896?

#533896 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 56, 150), in HSL hsl(257.23, 45.63%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.445% 0.147 292.201).

What colors go well with #533896?

The complementary color of #533896 is #505300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1d489d and #722a7c. The triadic partners are #833200 and #006048.

Is white or black text more readable on #533896?

White text reads better on #533896: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and black gives 2.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533896 a warm or cool color?

#533896 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.147.