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#573a94 color: Ruthless Empress

#573a94 is rgb(87, 58, 148) in RGB and oklch(43.031% 0.14166 294.551) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

43%
0.142
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #573a94

#573a94 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.61:1 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: #573a94 mixed with white

  1. 573a94
  2. 654e9f
  3. 7561ab
  4. 8474b6
  5. 9587c1
  6. a59bcb
  7. b7aed6
  8. c8c2e1
  9. dad6eb
  10. eceaf5

Darker: #573a94 mixed with black

  1. 573a94
  2. 4b3180
  3. 3e286d
  4. 33205a
  5. 271848
  6. 1c1036
  7. 120926
  8. 080416
  9. 030108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #573a94 with less saturation

  1. 573a94
  2. 563d8d
  3. 554087
  4. 544380
  5. 53467a
  6. 524873
  7. 524a6c
  8. 514b65
  9. 514d5e
  10. 504e57

Questions about #573a94

What color is #573a94?

#573a94 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(87, 58, 148), in HSL hsl(259.33, 43.69%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.031% 0.14166 294.551).

What colors go well with #573a94?

The complementary color of #573a94 is #4f5600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #27499c and #742d7a. The triadic partners are #833600 and #00614c.

Is white or black text more readable on #573a94?

White text reads better on #573a94: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and black gives 2.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #573a94 a warm or cool color?

#573a94 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 43% and its chroma 0.142.