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#593b97 color: Ruthless Empress

#593b97 is rgb(89, 59, 151) in RGB and oklch(43.626% 0.14426 294.719) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

43.6%
0.144
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #593b97

#593b97 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.6% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.41:1 contrast and black text 2.5:1, 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: #593b97 mixed with white

  1. 593b97
  2. 674fa2
  3. 7662ad
  4. 8675b8
  5. 9688c3
  6. a79ccd
  7. b8afd7
  8. c9c3e2
  9. dbd7ec
  10. edebf5

Darker: #593b97 mixed with black

  1. 593b97
  2. 4c3283
  3. 40296f
  4. 34215c
  5. 281949
  6. 1d1137
  7. 130926
  8. 090417
  9. 030108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #593b97 with less saturation

  1. 593b97
  2. 583f90
  3. 57428a
  4. 564483
  5. 55477c
  6. 544975
  7. 534b6e
  8. 534d67
  9. 524f60
  10. 525059

Questions about #593b97

What color is #593b97?

#593b97 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(89, 59, 151), in HSL hsl(259.57, 43.81%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.626% 0.14426 294.719).

What colors go well with #593b97?

The complementary color of #593b97 is #515800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #284aa0 and #772e7c. The triadic partners are #853700 and #00634e.

Is white or black text more readable on #593b97?

White text reads better on #593b97: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and black gives 2.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #593b97 a warm or cool color?

#593b97 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 43.6% and its chroma 0.144.