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#603ea4 color: Soft dark violet

#603ea4 is rgb(96, 62, 164) in RGB and oklch(45.801% 0.15716 294.769) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

45.8%
0.157
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • purple-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #603ea4

#603ea4 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.71:1 contrast and black text 2.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6b3fa0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #603ea4 mixed with white

  1. 603ea4
  2. 6e52ae
  3. 7c65b8
  4. 8b78c2
  5. 9a8bcb
  6. aa9ed4
  7. bbb1dd
  8. cbc4e6
  9. dcd8ef
  10. edebf7

Darker: #603ea4 mixed with black

  1. 603ea4
  2. 52358e
  3. 452b79
  4. 382364
  5. 2c1a50
  6. 20123d
  7. 150a2b
  8. 0a041a
  9. 03010a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #603ea4 with less saturation

  1. 603ea4
  2. 5f429d
  3. 5e4695
  4. 5c498e
  5. 5b4c86
  6. 5b4e7f
  7. 5a5077
  8. 59526f
  9. 585468
  10. 585660

Questions about #603ea4

What color is #603ea4?

#603ea4 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Soft dark violet. In RGB it is rgb(96, 62, 164), in HSL hsl(260, 45.13%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.801% 0.15716 294.769).

What colors go well with #603ea4?

The complementary color of #603ea4 is #575e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a4fae and #802f87. The triadic partners are #8e3c00 and #006a54.

Is white or black text more readable on #603ea4?

White text reads better on #603ea4: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and black gives 2.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #603ea4 a warm or cool color?

#603ea4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.157.