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#533b85 color: Kingfisher Daisy

#533b85 is rgb(83, 59, 133) in RGB and oklch(41.709% 0.11951 295.741) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

41.7%
0.120
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533b85

#533b85 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.7% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9:1 contrast and black text 2.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533b85 mixed with white

  1. 533b85
  2. 624e92
  3. 72619e
  4. 8274aa
  5. 9387b7
  6. a49ac3
  7. b5aecf
  8. c7c2db
  9. d9d6e7
  10. eceaf3

Darker: #533b85 mixed with black

  1. 533b85
  2. 473273
  3. 3b2961
  4. 302150
  5. 251940
  6. 1b1130
  7. 110921
  8. 080413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533b85 with less saturation

  1. 533b85
  2. 523e80
  3. 51407a
  4. 504275
  5. 50446f
  6. 4f4669
  7. 4e4764
  8. 4e495e
  9. 4d4a58
  10. 4d4b52

Questions about #533b85

What color is #533b85?

#533b85 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy. In RGB it is rgb(83, 59, 133), in HSL hsl(259.46, 38.54%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.709% 0.11951 295.741).

What colors go well with #533b85?

The complementary color of #533b85 is #4a5300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2d478d and #6c316f. The triadic partners are #7b3600 and #005d4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #533b85?

White text reads better on #533b85: white gives a contrast ratio of 9:1 and black gives 2.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533b85 a warm or cool color?

#533b85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 41.7% and its chroma 0.12.