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#533995 color: Ruthless Empress

#533995 is rgb(83, 57, 149) in RGB and oklch(42.532% 0.14425 292.164) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

42.5%
0.144
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533995

#533995 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast and black text 2.39:1, 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: #533995 mixed with white

  1. 533995
  2. 624da0
  3. 7161ac
  4. 8174b7
  5. 9287c2
  6. a39bcc
  7. b4aed7
  8. c7c2e1
  9. d9d6eb
  10. eceaf5

Darker: #533995 mixed with black

  1. 533995
  2. 473081
  3. 3b286d
  4. 301f5a
  5. 251748
  6. 1b1037
  7. 110926
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533995 with less saturation

  1. 533995
  2. 523c8e
  3. 514087
  4. 514281
  5. 50457a
  6. 4f4773
  7. 4f496c
  8. 4f4a65
  9. 4f4c5d
  10. 4e4d56

Questions about #533995

What color is #533995?

#533995 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 57, 149), in HSL hsl(256.96, 44.66%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.532% 0.14425 292.164).

What colors go well with #533995?

The complementary color of #533995 is #515300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f489c and #712b7c. The triadic partners are #833200 and #006048.

Is white or black text more readable on #533995?

White text reads better on #533995: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and black gives 2.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533995 a warm or cool color?

#533995 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.144.