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#593a98 color: Ruthless Empress

#593a98 is rgb(89, 58, 152) in RGB and oklch(43.538% 0.14703 294.727) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

43.5%
0.147
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #593a98

#593a98 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.5% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.46:1 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: #593a98 mixed with white

  1. 593a98
  2. 674ea3
  3. 7661ae
  4. 8675b9
  5. 9688c3
  6. a79bce
  7. b7afd8
  8. c9c2e2
  9. dbd6ec
  10. edebf5

Darker: #593a98 mixed with black

  1. 593a98
  2. 4c3184
  3. 402870
  4. 34205c
  5. 28184a
  6. 1d1038
  7. 130927
  8. 090417
  9. 030108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #593a98 with less saturation

  1. 593a98
  2. 583e91
  3. 57418a
  4. 564483
  5. 55467d
  6. 544976
  7. 534b6f
  8. 534d67
  9. 524e60
  10. 525059

Questions about #593a98

What color is #593a98?

#593a98 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(89, 58, 152), in HSL hsl(259.79, 44.76%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.538% 0.14703 294.727).

What colors go well with #593a98?

The complementary color of #593a98 is #505700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #274aa1 and #772c7d. The triadic partners are #853700 and #00634e.

Is white or black text more readable on #593a98?

White text reads better on #593a98: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and black gives 2.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #593a98 a warm or cool color?

#593a98 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 43.5% and its chroma 0.147.