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#583b94 color: Ruthless Empress

#583b94 is rgb(88, 59, 148) in RGB and oklch(43.3% 0.14024 294.886) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

43.3%
0.140
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #583b94

#583b94 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.3% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.51:1 contrast and black text 2.47:1, 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: #583b94 mixed with white

  1. 583b94
  2. 664f9f
  3. 7662ab
  4. 8575b6
  5. 9588c1
  6. a69bcb
  7. b7afd6
  8. c9c2e0
  9. dad6eb
  10. edebf5

Darker: #583b94 mixed with black

  1. 583b94
  2. 4b3280
  3. 3f296d
  4. 33215a
  5. 281948
  6. 1d1136
  7. 120926
  8. 090416
  9. 030108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #583b94 with less saturation

  1. 583b94
  2. 573e8d
  3. 564187
  4. 554480
  5. 54467a
  6. 534973
  7. 534a6c
  8. 524c66
  9. 514e5f
  10. 514f58

Questions about #583b94

What color is #583b94?

#583b94 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(88, 59, 148), in HSL hsl(259.55, 43%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.3% 0.14024 294.886).

What colors go well with #583b94?

The complementary color of #583b94 is #505700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #294a9c and #752e7a. The triadic partners are #843600 and #00624d.

Is white or black text more readable on #583b94?

White text reads better on #583b94: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and black gives 2.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #583b94 a warm or cool color?

#583b94 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 43.3% and its chroma 0.14.