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#533d88 color: Blue Gem

#533d88 is rgb(83, 61, 136) in RGB and oklch(42.277% 0.12047 294.177) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

42.3%
0.120
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #533d88

#533d88 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.3% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.78:1 contrast and black text 2.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Gem (#4b3c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533d88 mixed with white

  1. 533d88
  2. 625094
  3. 7262a0
  4. 8275ad
  5. 9288b9
  6. a49bc4
  7. b5afd0
  8. c7c2dc
  9. d9d6e8
  10. eceaf3

Darker: #533d88 mixed with black

  1. 533d88
  2. 473475
  3. 3b2b63
  4. 302252
  5. 251a41
  6. 1b1231
  7. 110a22
  8. 080413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533d88 with less saturation

  1. 533d88
  2. 523f82
  3. 51427d
  4. 514477
  5. 504671
  6. 50476c
  7. 4f4966
  8. 4f4a60
  9. 4e4b5a
  10. 4e4d54

Questions about #533d88

What color is #533d88?

#533d88 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(83, 61, 136), in HSL hsl(257.6, 38.07%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.277% 0.12047 294.177).

What colors go well with #533d88?

The complementary color of #533d88 is #4e5400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b498f and #6d3272. The triadic partners are #7e3600 and #005f4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #533d88?

White text reads better on #533d88: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and black gives 2.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533d88 a warm or cool color?

#533d88 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 42.3% and its chroma 0.12.