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#53399a color: Ruthless Empress

#53399a is rgb(83, 57, 154) in RGB and oklch(42.919% 0.15083 291.027) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

42.9%
0.151
291°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #53399a

#53399a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.9% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.68:1 contrast and black text 2.42:1, 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: #53399a mixed with white

  1. 53399a
  2. 614da5
  3. 7161b0
  4. 8174bb
  5. 9188c5
  6. a39bcf
  7. b4afd9
  8. c6c2e3
  9. d9d6ec
  10. ecebf6

Darker: #53399a mixed with black

  1. 53399a
  2. 473085
  3. 3b2871
  4. 301f5e
  5. 25174b
  6. 1b1039
  7. 110927
  8. 080417
  9. 020109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #53399a with less saturation

  1. 53399a
  2. 523d93
  3. 51408c
  4. 514384
  5. 50457d
  6. 504876
  7. 504a6e
  8. 4f4b67
  9. 4f4d5f
  10. 4f4e57

Questions about #53399a

What color is #53399a?

#53399a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 57, 154), in HSL hsl(256.08, 45.97%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.919% 0.15083 291.027).

What colors go well with #53399a?

The complementary color of #53399a is #535400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1949a0 and #732a80. The triadic partners are #863100 and #006148.

Is white or black text more readable on #53399a?

White text reads better on #53399a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and black gives 2.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53399a a warm or cool color?

#53399a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 42.9% and its chroma 0.151.