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#60498e color: Purple Corallite

#60498e is rgb(96, 73, 142) in RGB and oklch(46.197% 0.11052 297.262) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

46.2%
0.111
297°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #60498e

#60498e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.39:1 contrast and black text 2.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Corallite (#5a4e8f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #60498e mixed with white

  1. 60498e
  2. 6e5a9a
  3. 7d6ca5
  4. 8c7db0
  5. 9c8fbc
  6. aba1c7
  7. bbb3d2
  8. ccc6de
  9. ddd9e9
  10. eeecf4

Darker: #60498e mixed with black

  1. 60498e
  2. 523e7b
  3. 453468
  4. 382a56
  5. 2c2044
  6. 201734
  7. 150e24
  8. 0a0615
  9. 030207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #60498e with less saturation

  1. 60498e
  2. 5f4b89
  3. 5e4d84
  4. 5d4f7e
  5. 5d5179
  6. 5c5274
  7. 5b546f
  8. 5a5569
  9. 5a5664
  10. 59575e

Questions about #60498e

What color is #60498e?

#60498e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Corallite. In RGB it is rgb(96, 73, 142), in HSL hsl(260, 32.09%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.197% 0.11052 297.262).

What colors go well with #60498e?

The complementary color of #60498e is #556000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d5496 and #784078. The triadic partners are #854502 and #006b58.

Is white or black text more readable on #60498e?

White text reads better on #60498e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and black gives 2.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #60498e a warm or cool color?

#60498e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.111.