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#533b90 color: Ruthless Empress

#533b90 is rgb(83, 59, 144) in RGB and oklch(42.494% 0.13459 292.78) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

42.5%
0.135
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533b90

#533b90 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.76:1 contrast and black text 2.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533b90 mixed with white

  1. 533b90
  2. 624e9c
  3. 7162a7
  4. 8175b3
  5. 9288be
  6. a39bc9
  7. b5aed4
  8. c7c2df
  9. d9d6ea
  10. eceaf4

Darker: #533b90 mixed with black

  1. 533b90
  2. 47327d
  3. 3b296a
  4. 302157
  5. 251945
  6. 1b1134
  7. 110924
  8. 080415
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533b90 with less saturation

  1. 533b90
  2. 523e8a
  3. 514183
  4. 51437d
  5. 504577
  6. 504770
  7. 4f496a
  8. 4f4a63
  9. 4f4c5c
  10. 4e4d55

Questions about #533b90

What color is #533b90?

#533b90 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 59, 144), in HSL hsl(256.94, 41.87%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.494% 0.13459 292.78).

What colors go well with #533b90?

The complementary color of #533b90 is #505400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #244997 and #702f78. The triadic partners are #833300 and #006049.

Is white or black text more readable on #533b90?

White text reads better on #533b90: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533b90 a warm or cool color?

#533b90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.135.