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#593d9c color: Ruthless Empress

#593d9c is rgb(89, 61, 156) in RGB and oklch(44.327% 0.14787 292.967) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

44.3%
0.148
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #593d9c

#593d9c is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.3% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.16:1 contrast and black text 2.57:1, 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: #593d9c mixed with white

  1. 593d9c
  2. 6751a7
  3. 7664b1
  4. 8677bc
  5. 968ac6
  6. a69dd0
  7. b7b0da
  8. c9c3e3
  9. dad7ed
  10. edebf6

Darker: #593d9c mixed with black

  1. 593d9c
  2. 4c3487
  3. 402b73
  4. 34225f
  5. 281a4c
  6. 1d1239
  7. 130a28
  8. 090418
  9. 030109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #593d9c with less saturation

  1. 593d9c
  2. 584195
  3. 57448e
  4. 564787
  5. 564980
  6. 554b79
  7. 544d71
  8. 544f6a
  9. 545163
  10. 53525b

Questions about #593d9c

What color is #593d9c?

#593d9c is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(89, 61, 156), in HSL hsl(257.68, 43.78%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.327% 0.14787 292.967).

What colors go well with #593d9c?

The complementary color of #593d9c is #555900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #244da4 and #782f82. The triadic partners are #8a3700 and #00664e.

Is white or black text more readable on #593d9c?

White text reads better on #593d9c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and black gives 2.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #593d9c a warm or cool color?

#593d9c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 44.3% and its chroma 0.148.