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#533b93 color: Ruthless Empress

#533b93 is rgb(83, 59, 147) in RGB and oklch(42.716% 0.13864 292.058) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

42.7%
0.139
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533b93

#533b93 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.7:1 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: #533b93 mixed with white

  1. 533b93
  2. 624f9f
  3. 7162aa
  4. 8175b5
  5. 9288c0
  6. a39bcb
  7. b5afd6
  8. c7c2e0
  9. d9d6eb
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #533b93 mixed with black

  1. 533b93
  2. 47327f
  3. 3b296c
  4. 302159
  5. 251947
  6. 1b1136
  7. 110925
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533b93 with less saturation

  1. 533b93
  2. 523e8c
  3. 514186
  4. 51437f
  5. 504679
  6. 504872
  7. 4f496b
  8. 4f4b64
  9. 4f4c5d
  10. 4f4e56

Questions about #533b93

What color is #533b93?

#533b93 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 59, 147), in HSL hsl(256.36, 42.72%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.716% 0.13864 292.058).

What colors go well with #533b93?

The complementary color of #533b93 is #515400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #214a9a and #712e7b. The triadic partners are #843200 and #006148.

Is white or black text more readable on #533b93?

White text reads better on #533b93: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and black gives 2.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533b93 a warm or cool color?

#533b93 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.139.