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#533c91 color: Ruthless Empress

#533c91 is rgb(83, 60, 145) in RGB and oklch(42.74% 0.13444 292.224) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

42.7%
0.134
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #533c91

#533c91 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.67:1 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: #533c91 mixed with white

  1. 533c91
  2. 624f9d
  3. 7162a8
  4. 8175b4
  5. 9288bf
  6. a39bca
  7. b5afd5
  8. c7c3df
  9. d9d6ea
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #533c91 mixed with black

  1. 533c91
  2. 47337d
  3. 3b2a6a
  4. 302158
  5. 251946
  6. 1b1135
  7. 110a25
  8. 080415
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533c91 with less saturation

  1. 533c91
  2. 523f8b
  3. 524284
  4. 51447e
  5. 504677
  6. 504871
  7. 504a6a
  8. 4f4b64
  9. 4f4d5d
  10. 4f4e56

Questions about #533c91

What color is #533c91?

#533c91 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 60, 145), in HSL hsl(256.24, 41.46%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.74% 0.13444 292.224).

What colors go well with #533c91?

The complementary color of #533c91 is #515400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #234a97 and #70307a. The triadic partners are #843200 and #006149.

Is white or black text more readable on #533c91?

White text reads better on #533c91: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and black gives 2.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533c91 a warm or cool color?

#533c91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.134.