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#533994 color: Ruthless Empress

#533994 is rgb(83, 57, 148) in RGB and oklch(42.455% 0.14292 292.401) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

42.5%
0.143
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533994

#533994 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.82:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, 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: #533994 mixed with white

  1. 533994
  2. 624da0
  3. 7160ab
  4. 8174b6
  5. 9287c1
  6. a39acc
  7. b5aed6
  8. c7c2e1
  9. d9d6eb
  10. eceaf5

Darker: #533994 mixed with black

  1. 533994
  2. 473080
  3. 3b286d
  4. 301f5a
  5. 251748
  6. 1b1036
  7. 110926
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533994 with less saturation

  1. 533994
  2. 523c8d
  3. 513f87
  4. 514280
  5. 504479
  6. 4f4772
  7. 4f486b
  8. 4f4a64
  9. 4e4c5d
  10. 4e4d56

Questions about #533994

What color is #533994?

#533994 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 57, 148), in HSL hsl(257.14, 44.39%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.455% 0.14292 292.401).

What colors go well with #533994?

The complementary color of #533994 is #505300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20489b and #712c7b. The triadic partners are #833200 and #006048.

Is white or black text more readable on #533994?

White text reads better on #533994: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533994 a warm or cool color?

#533994 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.143.