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#5b358f color: Ruthless Empress

#5b358f is rgb(91, 53, 143) in RGB and oklch(42.295% 0.14318 299.706) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

42.3%
0.143
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.35:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #5b358f

#5b358f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 42.3% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.93:1 contrast and black text 2.35:1, 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: #5b358f mixed with white

  1. 5b358f
  2. 69499b
  3. 795da7
  4. 8871b2
  5. 9884bd
  6. a898c9
  7. b9acd4
  8. cac1df
  9. dbd5ea
  10. edeaf4

Darker: #5b358f mixed with black

  1. 5b358f
  2. 4e2d7c
  3. 412569
  4. 351d57
  5. 291545
  6. 1e0e34
  7. 130824
  8. 090315
  9. 030107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #5b358f with less saturation

  1. 5b358f
  2. 593989
  3. 583c82
  4. 563f7c
  5. 554276
  6. 54456f
  7. 524769
  8. 514962
  9. 504b5c
  10. 4f4c55

Questions about #5b358f

What color is #5b358f?

#5b358f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ruthless Empress. In RGB it is rgb(91, 53, 143), in HSL hsl(265.33, 45.92%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.295% 0.14318 299.706).

What colors go well with #5b358f?

The complementary color of #5b358f is #475600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #30449b and #762872. The triadic partners are #7c3900 and #005e50.

Is white or black text more readable on #5b358f?

White text reads better on #5b358f: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and black gives 2.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5b358f a warm or cool color?

#5b358f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 42.3% and its chroma 0.143.