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#583d9d color: Ruthless Empress

#583d9d is rgb(88, 61, 157) in RGB and oklch(44.302% 0.14915 292.164) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

44.3%
0.149
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #583d9d

#583d9d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.3% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.17:1 contrast and black text 2.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #583d9d mixed with white

  1. 583d9d
  2. 6651a8
  3. 7564b2
  4. 8577bd
  5. 958ac7
  6. a69dd0
  7. b7b0da
  8. c8c4e4
  9. dad7ed
  10. ecebf6

Darker: #583d9d mixed with black

  1. 583d9d
  2. 4b3488
  3. 3f2b73
  4. 33225f
  5. 281a4c
  6. 1d123a
  7. 120a28
  8. 090418
  9. 030109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #583d9d with less saturation

  1. 583d9d
  2. 574196
  3. 56448f
  4. 564788
  5. 554980
  6. 544b79
  7. 544d72
  8. 544f6a
  9. 535163
  10. 53525b

Questions about #583d9d

What color is #583d9d?

#583d9d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(88, 61, 157), in HSL hsl(256.88, 44.04%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.302% 0.14915 292.164).

What colors go well with #583d9d?

The complementary color of #583d9d is #565900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #214da4 and #782f83. The triadic partners are #8b3600 and #00664d.

Is white or black text more readable on #583d9d?

White text reads better on #583d9d: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and black gives 2.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #583d9d a warm or cool color?

#583d9d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 44.3% and its chroma 0.149.