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#57398f color: Ruthless Empress

#57398f is rgb(87, 57, 143) in RGB and oklch(42.497% 0.13658 296.175) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

42.5%
0.137
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #57398f

#57398f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.5% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast and black text 2.39:1, 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: #57398f mixed with white

  1. 57398f
  2. 664d9b
  3. 7560a7
  4. 8573b2
  5. 9586bd
  6. a69ac9
  7. b7aed4
  8. c8c2df
  9. dad6ea
  10. eceaf4

Darker: #57398f mixed with black

  1. 57398f
  2. 4b307c
  3. 3e2869
  4. 331f57
  5. 271745
  6. 1c1034
  7. 120924
  8. 080415
  9. 030107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #57398f with less saturation

  1. 57398f
  2. 563c89
  3. 553f83
  4. 54427c
  5. 534476
  6. 524670
  7. 514869
  8. 504a63
  9. 4f4c5c
  10. 4f4d55

Questions about #57398f

What color is #57398f?

#57398f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(87, 57, 143), in HSL hsl(260.93, 43%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.497% 0.13658 296.175).

What colors go well with #57398f?

The complementary color of #57398f is #4c5500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2b4798 and #732d75. The triadic partners are #7f3600 and #005f4c.

Is white or black text more readable on #57398f?

White text reads better on #57398f: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and black gives 2.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #57398f a warm or cool color?

#57398f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 42.5% and its chroma 0.137.