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#60469e color: Soft dark violet

#60469e is rgb(96, 70, 158) in RGB and oklch(46.695% 0.13742 294.052) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

46.7%
0.137
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • purple-800
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #60469e

#60469e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.32:1 contrast and black text 2.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sweet Flag (#674196). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #60469e mixed with white

  1. 60469e
  2. 6e58a8
  3. 7c6bb3
  4. 8b7dbd
  5. 9b8fc7
  6. aba1d0
  7. bbb3da
  8. cbc6e4
  9. dcd9ed
  10. eeecf6

Darker: #60469e mixed with black

  1. 60469e
  2. 523c89
  3. 453274
  4. 382860
  5. 2c1e4d
  6. 20153a
  7. 150d29
  8. 0a0518
  9. 030209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #60469e with less saturation

  1. 60469e
  2. 5f4997
  3. 5e4c91
  4. 5d4e8a
  5. 5d5084
  6. 5c527d
  7. 5b5476
  8. 5b566f
  9. 5a5768
  10. 5a5961

Questions about #60469e

What color is #60469e?

#60469e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Soft dark violet. In RGB it is rgb(96, 70, 158), in HSL hsl(257.73, 38.6%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.695% 0.13742 294.052).

What colors go well with #60469e?

The complementary color of #60469e is #5a6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3155a6 and #7e3a85. The triadic partners are #923e00 and #006d55.

Is white or black text more readable on #60469e?

White text reads better on #60469e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and black gives 2.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #60469e a warm or cool color?

#60469e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.137.