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#593c97 color: Ruthless Empress

#593c97 is rgb(89, 60, 151) in RGB and oklch(43.79% 0.14277 294.448) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

43.8%
0.143
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • purple-900
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #593c97

#593c97 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 43.8% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.34:1 contrast and black text 2.52:1, 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: #593c97 mixed with white

  1. 593c97
  2. 6750a2
  3. 7663ad
  4. 8676b8
  5. 9689c3
  6. a79ccd
  7. b8afd7
  8. c9c3e2
  9. dbd7eb
  10. edebf5

Darker: #593c97 mixed with black

  1. 593c97
  2. 4c3383
  3. 402a6f
  4. 34215c
  5. 281949
  6. 1d1137
  7. 130a26
  8. 090417
  9. 030108
  10. 000001

Calmer: #593c97 with less saturation

  1. 593c97
  2. 583f90
  3. 57428a
  4. 564583
  5. 55487c
  6. 544a75
  7. 544c6f
  8. 534e68
  9. 534f60
  10. 525159

Questions about #593c97

What color is #593c97?

#593c97 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(89, 60, 151), in HSL hsl(259.12, 43.13%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.79% 0.14277 294.448).

What colors go well with #593c97?

The complementary color of #593c97 is #525800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #294b9f and #772f7d. The triadic partners are #863700 and #00644e.

Is white or black text more readable on #593c97?

White text reads better on #593c97: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and black gives 2.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #593c97 a warm or cool color?

#593c97 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 43.8% and its chroma 0.143.