Ruthless Empress is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #a8c76b |
| Complementary Color | #749438 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruthless Empress Color. The Swiss Plum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Oriental Nights (#4b2c74) for more calm effect. Try Blue Diamond as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#749438 is the best complementary color to Ruthless Empress. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #573894 complementary color is Sycamore, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gigas are #384694 and #853894. Thus found on the left and right of #573894 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chambray and Vivid Violet colors as they work well with Ruthless Empress.
The split-complementary Ruthless Empress palette consists of #469438 and #948538 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#749438). Try Apple and Sycamore colors in combination with #573894, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #573894 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ruthless Empress. Thus Sea Green and Potters Clay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ruthless Empress contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sycamore, Solid Pink, and Lochinvar split by 90° on the color wheel. #573894 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ruthless Empress tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#749438) and two others. The Potters Clay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Calypso – 120° from the complementary Sycamore. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #945738 and #387494.
In a RGB color space, hex #573894 is made of 30% red, 19% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Ruthless Empress has a hue angle of 260.22°, a saturation of 45.1% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #573894 is made of 23.92% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #573894 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(87,56,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 19%, 51% |
| CMYK | 23.92, 36.08, 0, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(260.22,45.1%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260.22,62.16%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.7903,35.3584,-45.9908) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6899,6.9927,28.8033) |