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#533c90 color: Ruthless Empress

#533c90 is rgb(83, 60, 144) in RGB and oklch(42.667% 0.13307 292.465) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

42.7%
0.133
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533c90

#533c90 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.69:1 contrast and black text 2.42:1, 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: #533c90 mixed with white

  1. 533c90
  2. 624f9c
  3. 7162a7
  4. 8175b3
  5. 9288be
  6. a39bc9
  7. b5afd4
  8. c7c2df
  9. d9d6ea
  10. ecebf4

Darker: #533c90 mixed with black

  1. 533c90
  2. 47337d
  3. 3b2a6a
  4. 302157
  5. 251945
  6. 1b1134
  7. 110a24
  8. 080415
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533c90 with less saturation

  1. 533c90
  2. 523f8a
  3. 524283
  4. 51447d
  5. 504677
  6. 504870
  7. 4f4a6a
  8. 4f4b63
  9. 4f4c5d
  10. 4f4e56

Questions about #533c90

What color is #533c90?

#533c90 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 60, 144), in HSL hsl(256.43, 41.18%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.667% 0.13307 292.465).

What colors go well with #533c90?

The complementary color of #533c90 is #515400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #244a97 and #703079. The triadic partners are #843300 and #006049.

Is white or black text more readable on #533c90?

White text reads better on #533c90: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and black gives 2.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533c90 a warm or cool color?

#533c90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.133.