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#583e9b color: Ruthless Empress

#583e9b is rgb(88, 62, 155) in RGB and oklch(44.318% 0.14506 292.341) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

44.3%
0.145
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #583e9b

#583e9b is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.3% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.15:1 contrast and black text 2.58:1, 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: #583e9b mixed with white

  1. 583e9b
  2. 6652a6
  3. 7565b1
  4. 8577bb
  5. 958ac5
  6. a69dcf
  7. b7b0d9
  8. c8c4e3
  9. dad7ec
  10. ecebf6

Darker: #583e9b mixed with black

  1. 583e9b
  2. 4b3586
  3. 3f2b72
  4. 33235e
  5. 281a4b
  6. 1d1239
  7. 120a28
  8. 090418
  9. 030109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #583e9b with less saturation

  1. 583e9b
  2. 574194
  3. 56448d
  4. 564786
  5. 55497f
  6. 544c78
  7. 544d71
  8. 544f6a
  9. 535162
  10. 53525b

Questions about #583e9b

What color is #583e9b?

#583e9b is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(88, 62, 155), in HSL hsl(256.77, 42.86%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.318% 0.14506 292.341).

What colors go well with #583e9b?

The complementary color of #583e9b is #565900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #244ea2 and #773081. The triadic partners are #8b3600 and #00664d.

Is white or black text more readable on #583e9b?

White text reads better on #583e9b: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and black gives 2.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #583e9b a warm or cool color?

#583e9b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 44.3% and its chroma 0.145.