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#533d95 color: Ruthless Empress

#533d95 is rgb(83, 61, 149) in RGB and oklch(43.209% 0.13838 290.993) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

43.2%
0.138
291°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #533d95

#533d95 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast and black text 2.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #533d95 mixed with white

  1. 533d95
  2. 6250a0
  3. 7163ac
  4. 8176b7
  5. 9289c1
  6. a39ccc
  7. b5b0d7
  8. c7c3e1
  9. d9d7eb
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #533d95 mixed with black

  1. 533d95
  2. 473481
  3. 3b2b6d
  4. 30225a
  5. 251a48
  6. 1b1237
  7. 110a26
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #533d95 with less saturation

  1. 533d95
  2. 52408e
  3. 524388
  4. 514581
  5. 51477a
  6. 504974
  7. 504b6d
  8. 504d66
  9. 504e5f
  10. 504f58

Questions about #533d95

What color is #533d95?

#533d95 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(83, 61, 149), in HSL hsl(255, 41.9%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.209% 0.13838 290.993).

What colors go well with #533d95?

The complementary color of #533d95 is #545500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #204c9b and #71307d. The triadic partners are #873200 and #006248.

Is white or black text more readable on #533d95?

White text reads better on #533d95: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and black gives 2.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #533d95 a warm or cool color?

#533d95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 43.2% and its chroma 0.138.