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#533990 color: Ruthless Empress

#533990 is rgb(83, 57, 144) in RGB and oklch(42.153% 0.1376 293.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

42.2%
0.138
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533990

#533990 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.91:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533990 mixed with white

  1. 533990
  2. 624d9c
  3. 7160a7
  4. 8173b3
  5. 9287be
  6. a39ac9
  7. b5aed4
  8. c7c2df
  9. d9d6ea
  10. eceaf5

Darker: #533990 mixed with black

  1. 533990
  2. 47307d
  3. 3b286a
  4. 301f57
  5. 251745
  6. 1b1034
  7. 110924
  8. 080415
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533990 with less saturation

  1. 533990
  2. 523c8a
  3. 513f83
  4. 50427d
  5. 504476
  6. 4f4670
  7. 4f4869
  8. 4e4962
  9. 4e4b5b
  10. 4e4c55

Questions about #533990

What color is #533990?

#533990 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 57, 144), in HSL hsl(257.93, 43.28%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.153% 0.1376 293.384).

What colors go well with #533990?

The complementary color of #533990 is #4e5300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #234897 and #702c78. The triadic partners are #813200 and #005f48.

Is white or black text more readable on #533990?

White text reads better on #533990: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533990 a warm or cool color?

#533990 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 42.2% and its chroma 0.138.