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#553d93 color: Ruthless Empress

#553d93 is rgb(85, 61, 147) in RGB and oklch(43.26% 0.13571 292.69) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

43.3%
0.136
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #553d93

#553d93 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.3% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.48:1 contrast and black text 2.48:1, 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: #553d93 mixed with white

  1. 553d93
  2. 64509e
  3. 7363aa
  4. 8376b5
  5. 9389c0
  6. a49ccb
  7. b6afd6
  8. c7c3e0
  9. dad7eb
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #553d93 mixed with black

  1. 553d93
  2. 49347f
  3. 3d2b6c
  4. 312259
  5. 261a47
  6. 1c1236
  7. 110a25
  8. 080416
  9. 020108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #553d93 with less saturation

  1. 553d93
  2. 54408d
  3. 534386
  4. 534580
  5. 524779
  6. 524973
  7. 514b6c
  8. 514d65
  9. 514e5e
  10. 504f58

Questions about #553d93

What color is #553d93?

#553d93 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(85, 61, 147), in HSL hsl(256.74, 41.35%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.26% 0.13571 292.69).

What colors go well with #553d93?

The complementary color of #553d93 is #525600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #254b9a and #72317b. The triadic partners are #863400 and #00624b.

Is white or black text more readable on #553d93?

White text reads better on #553d93: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and black gives 2.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #553d93 a warm or cool color?

#553d93 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 43.3% and its chroma 0.136.