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#573c95 color: Ruthless Empress

#573c95 is rgb(87, 60, 149) in RGB and oklch(43.438% 0.14 293.736) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

43.4%
0.140
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #573c95

#573c95 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.4% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.45:1 contrast and black text 2.49:1, 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: #573c95 mixed with white

  1. 573c95
  2. 6550a0
  3. 7563ac
  4. 8476b7
  5. 9589c1
  6. a59ccc
  7. b7afd6
  8. c8c3e1
  9. dad7eb
  10. ecebf5

Darker: #573c95 mixed with black

  1. 573c95
  2. 4b3381
  3. 3e2a6d
  4. 33215a
  5. 271948
  6. 1c1137
  7. 120a26
  8. 080416
  9. 030108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #573c95 with less saturation

  1. 573c95
  2. 563f8e
  3. 554288
  4. 544581
  5. 54477b
  6. 534974
  7. 524b6d
  8. 524d66
  9. 514e5f
  10. 515058

Questions about #573c95

What color is #573c95?

#573c95 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(87, 60, 149), in HSL hsl(258.2, 42.58%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.438% 0.14 293.736).

What colors go well with #573c95?

The complementary color of #573c95 is #515700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #274b9d and #742f7c. The triadic partners are #863600 and #00634c.

Is white or black text more readable on #573c95?

White text reads better on #573c95: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and black gives 2.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #573c95 a warm or cool color?

#573c95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 43.4% and its chroma 0.14.