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#533a95 color: Ruthless Empress

#533a95 is rgb(83, 58, 149) in RGB and oklch(42.698% 0.1428 291.883) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

42.7%
0.143
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533a95

#533a95 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.72:1 contrast and black text 2.41:1, 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: #533a95 mixed with white

  1. 533a95
  2. 624ea0
  3. 7161ac
  4. 8174b7
  5. 9288c2
  6. a39bcc
  7. b5aed7
  8. c7c2e1
  9. d9d6eb
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #533a95 mixed with black

  1. 533a95
  2. 473181
  3. 3b286d
  4. 30205a
  5. 251848
  6. 1b1037
  7. 110926
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533a95 with less saturation

  1. 533a95
  2. 523d8e
  3. 514087
  4. 514381
  5. 50457a
  6. 504773
  7. 4f496c
  8. 4f4b65
  9. 4f4c5e
  10. 4f4e56

Questions about #533a95

What color is #533a95?

#533a95 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 58, 149), in HSL hsl(256.48, 43.96%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.698% 0.1428 291.883).

What colors go well with #533a95?

The complementary color of #533a95 is #525400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f499c and #712d7c. The triadic partners are #843200 and #006148.

Is white or black text more readable on #533a95?

White text reads better on #533a95: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and black gives 2.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533a95 a warm or cool color?

#533a95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.143.