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#533b92 color: Ruthless Empress

#533b92 is rgb(83, 59, 146) in RGB and oklch(42.642% 0.1373 292.295) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

42.6%
0.137
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 43%

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 #533b92

#533b92 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.6% lightness, 0.137 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 purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533b92 mixed with white

  1. 533b92
  2. 624f9e
  3. 7162a9
  4. 8175b4
  5. 9288bf
  6. a39bca
  7. b5afd5
  8. c7c2e0
  9. d9d6ea
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #533b92 mixed with black

  1. 533b92
  2. 47327e
  3. 3b296b
  4. 302158
  5. 251946
  6. 1b1135
  7. 110925
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533b92 with less saturation

  1. 533b92
  2. 523e8c
  3. 514185
  4. 51437e
  5. 504678
  6. 504871
  7. 4f496b
  8. 4f4b64
  9. 4f4c5d
  10. 4f4e56

Questions about #533b92

What color is #533b92?

#533b92 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 59, 146), in HSL hsl(256.55, 42.44%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.642% 0.1373 292.295).

What colors go well with #533b92?

The complementary color of #533b92 is #515400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #224a99 and #702e7a. The triadic partners are #843200 and #006048.

Is white or black text more readable on #533b92?

White text reads better on #533b92: 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 #533b92 a warm or cool color?

#533b92 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.6% and its chroma 0.137.