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#602e55 color: Japanese Violet

#602e55 is rgb(96, 46, 85) in RGB and oklch(38.236% 0.09045 336.149) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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313°
100%

38.2%
0.090
336°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #602e55

#602e55 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.2% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 336°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast and black text 2.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5b3256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #602e55 mixed with white

  1. 602e55
  2. 704165
  3. 7f5575
  4. 8f6985
  5. 9f7d96
  6. af91a6
  7. bea7b8
  8. cebcc9
  9. dfd2db
  10. efe8ed

Darker: #602e55 mixed with black

  1. 602e55
  2. 522749
  3. 451f3d
  4. 381831
  5. 2c1226
  6. 200b1c
  7. 150611
  8. 0a0208
  9. 030102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #602e55 with less saturation

  1. 602e55
  2. 5d3153
  3. 5b3352
  4. 583550
  5. 55384e
  6. 533a4c
  7. 503c4a
  8. 4d3e48
  9. 4a3f47
  10. 464145

Questions about #602e55

What color is #602e55?

#602e55 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Japanese Violet. In RGB it is rgb(96, 46, 85), in HSL hsl(313.2, 35.21%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.236% 0.09045 336.149).

What colors go well with #602e55?

The complementary color of #602e55 is #04512e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f3469 and #692b3b. The triadic partners are #514200 and #004d61.

Is white or black text more readable on #602e55?

White text reads better on #602e55: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and black gives 2.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #602e55 a warm or cool color?

#602e55 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 336 degrees, its lightness 38.2% and its chroma 0.09.