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#602e56 color: Japanese Violet

#602e56 is rgb(96, 46, 86) in RGB and oklch(38.284% 0.09137 335.266) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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312°
100%

38.3%
0.091
335°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #602e56

#602e56 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.3% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 335°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.38:1 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: #602e56 mixed with white

  1. 602e56
  2. 704166
  3. 7f5575
  4. 8f6986
  5. 9f7d96
  6. ae92a7
  7. bea7b8
  8. cebcc9
  9. dfd2db
  10. efe8ed

Darker: #602e56 mixed with black

  1. 602e56
  2. 52274a
  3. 451f3e
  4. 381832
  5. 2c1227
  6. 200b1c
  7. 150612
  8. 0a0208
  9. 030102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #602e56 with less saturation

  1. 602e56
  2. 5d3154
  3. 5b3352
  4. 583650
  5. 55384f
  6. 533a4d
  7. 503c4b
  8. 4d3e49
  9. 4a4047
  10. 464145

Questions about #602e56

What color is #602e56?

#602e56 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Japanese Violet. In RGB it is rgb(96, 46, 86), in HSL hsl(312, 35.21%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.284% 0.09137 335.266).

What colors go well with #602e56?

The complementary color of #602e56 is #05512d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f356a and #6a2b3c. The triadic partners are #524200 and #004e60.

Is white or black text more readable on #602e56?

White text reads better on #602e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and black gives 2.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #602e56 a warm or cool color?

#602e56 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 335 degrees, its lightness 38.3% and its chroma 0.091.