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#593e9c color: Ruthless Empress

#593e9c is rgb(89, 62, 156) in RGB and oklch(44.492% 0.14641 292.696) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

44.5%
0.146
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • violet-900
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #593e9c

#593e9c is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast and black text 2.59:1, 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: #593e9c mixed with white

  1. 593e9c
  2. 6752a7
  3. 7665b1
  4. 8677bc
  5. 968ac6
  6. a69dd0
  7. b7b0da
  8. c9c4e3
  9. dad7ed
  10. edebf6

Darker: #593e9c mixed with black

  1. 593e9c
  2. 4c3587
  3. 402b73
  4. 34235f
  5. 281a4c
  6. 1d1239
  7. 130a28
  8. 090418
  9. 030109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #593e9c with less saturation

  1. 593e9c
  2. 584195
  3. 57458e
  4. 564787
  5. 564a80
  6. 554c79
  7. 554e72
  8. 54506a
  9. 545163
  10. 54525b

Questions about #593e9c

What color is #593e9c?

#593e9c is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(89, 62, 156), in HSL hsl(257.23, 43.12%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.492% 0.14641 292.696).

What colors go well with #593e9c?

The complementary color of #593e9c is #565900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #254ea3 and #783082. The triadic partners are #8b3700 and #00664e.

Is white or black text more readable on #593e9c?

White text reads better on #593e9c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and black gives 2.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #593e9c a warm or cool color?

#593e9c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.146.