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#593a97 color: Ruthless Empress

#593a97 is rgb(89, 58, 151) in RGB and oklch(43.463% 0.14573 294.982) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

43.5%
0.146
295°
  • 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 #593a97

#593a97 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.5% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 295°.

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: #593a97 mixed with white

  1. 593a97
  2. 674ea2
  3. 7661ad
  4. 8675b8
  5. 9688c3
  6. a79bcd
  7. b8afd7
  8. c9c2e2
  9. dbd6ec
  10. edebf5

Darker: #593a97 mixed with black

  1. 593a97
  2. 4c3183
  3. 40286f
  4. 34205c
  5. 281849
  6. 1d1037
  7. 130926
  8. 090417
  9. 030108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #593a97 with less saturation

  1. 593a97
  2. 583e90
  3. 574189
  4. 564483
  5. 55467c
  6. 544975
  7. 534b6e
  8. 524c67
  9. 524e60
  10. 515058

Questions about #593a97

What color is #593a97?

#593a97 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(89, 58, 151), in HSL hsl(260, 44.5%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.463% 0.14573 294.982).

What colors go well with #593a97?

The complementary color of #593a97 is #505700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #284aa0 and #772d7c. The triadic partners are #843700 and #00634e.

Is white or black text more readable on #593a97?

White text reads better on #593a97: 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 #593a97 a warm or cool color?

#593a97 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 43.5% and its chroma 0.146.