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#533b91 color: Ruthless Empress

#533b91 is rgb(83, 59, 145) in RGB and oklch(42.568% 0.13594 292.536) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

42.6%
0.136
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533b91

#533b91 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.6% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.74:1 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: #533b91 mixed with white

  1. 533b91
  2. 624f9d
  3. 7162a8
  4. 8175b4
  5. 9288bf
  6. a39bca
  7. b5afd5
  8. c7c2df
  9. d9d6ea
  10. eceaf5

Darker: #533b91 mixed with black

  1. 533b91
  2. 47327d
  3. 3b296a
  4. 302158
  5. 251946
  6. 1b1135
  7. 110925
  8. 080415
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533b91 with less saturation

  1. 533b91
  2. 523e8b
  3. 514184
  4. 51437e
  5. 504577
  6. 504771
  7. 4f496a
  8. 4f4b63
  9. 4f4c5d
  10. 4f4d56

Questions about #533b91

What color is #533b91?

#533b91 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 59, 145), in HSL hsl(256.74, 42.16%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.568% 0.13594 292.536).

What colors go well with #533b91?

The complementary color of #533b91 is #505400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #234998 and #702f79. The triadic partners are #833200 and #006049.

Is white or black text more readable on #533b91?

White text reads better on #533b91: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533b91 a warm or cool color?

#533b91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 42.6% and its chroma 0.136.