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#573b97 color: Ruthless Empress

#573b97 is rgb(87, 59, 151) in RGB and oklch(43.42% 0.14413 293.524) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

43.4%
0.144
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 41%

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 #573b97

#573b97 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.4% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 294°.

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: #573b97 mixed with white

  1. 573b97
  2. 654fa2
  3. 7562ad
  4. 8475b8
  5. 9588c3
  6. a59ccd
  7. b7afd7
  8. c8c3e2
  9. dad7ec
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #573b97 mixed with black

  1. 573b97
  2. 4b3283
  3. 3e296f
  4. 33215c
  5. 271949
  6. 1c1137
  7. 120926
  8. 080417
  9. 030108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #573b97 with less saturation

  1. 573b97
  2. 563e90
  3. 554289
  4. 544483
  5. 53477c
  6. 534975
  7. 524b6e
  8. 524d67
  9. 514e60
  10. 515058

Questions about #573b97

What color is #573b97?

#573b97 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(87, 59, 151), in HSL hsl(258.26, 43.81%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.42% 0.14413 293.524).

What colors go well with #573b97?

The complementary color of #573b97 is #525700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #254a9f and #752e7d. The triadic partners are #863500 and #00634c.

Is white or black text more readable on #573b97?

White text reads better on #573b97: 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 #573b97 a warm or cool color?

#573b97 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 43.4% and its chroma 0.144.