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#533d91 color: Ruthless Empress

#533d91 is rgb(83, 61, 145) in RGB and oklch(42.915% 0.13292 291.904) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

42.9%
0.133
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #533d91

#533d91 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.9% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.59:1 contrast and black text 2.44:1, 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: #533d91 mixed with white

  1. 533d91
  2. 62509d
  3. 7163a8
  4. 8176b3
  5. 9289bf
  6. a39cca
  7. b5afd5
  8. c7c3df
  9. d9d7ea
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #533d91 mixed with black

  1. 533d91
  2. 47347d
  3. 3b2b6a
  4. 302258
  5. 251a46
  6. 1b1235
  7. 110a25
  8. 080415
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533d91 with less saturation

  1. 533d91
  2. 52408b
  3. 524284
  4. 51457e
  5. 514778
  6. 504971
  7. 504a6b
  8. 504c64
  9. 4f4d5d
  10. 4f4e56

Questions about #533d91

What color is #533d91?

#533d91 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 61, 145), in HSL hsl(255.71, 40.78%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.915% 0.13292 291.904).

What colors go well with #533d91?

The complementary color of #533d91 is #525400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #244b97 and #70317a. The triadic partners are #853300 and #006149.

Is white or black text more readable on #533d91?

White text reads better on #533d91: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and black gives 2.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533d91 a warm or cool color?

#533d91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 42.9% and its chroma 0.133.