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#60498f color: Purple Corallite

#60498f is rgb(96, 73, 143) in RGB and oklch(46.259% 0.11193 296.965) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

46.3%
0.112
297°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #60498f

#60498f is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.3% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.38:1 contrast and black text 2.85:1, 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: #60498f mixed with white

  1. 60498f
  2. 6e5a9a
  3. 7d6ca6
  4. 8c7db1
  5. 9b8fbc
  6. aba1c8
  7. bbb4d3
  8. ccc6de
  9. ddd9e9
  10. eeecf4

Darker: #60498f mixed with black

  1. 60498f
  2. 523e7c
  3. 453469
  4. 382a57
  5. 2c2045
  6. 201734
  7. 150e24
  8. 0a0615
  9. 030207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #60498f with less saturation

  1. 60498f
  2. 5f4b8a
  3. 5e4d85
  4. 5d4f7f
  5. 5d517a
  6. 5c5275
  7. 5b546f
  8. 5a556a
  9. 5a5664
  10. 59585e

Questions about #60498f

What color is #60498f?

#60498f is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Corallite. In RGB it is rgb(96, 73, 143), in HSL hsl(259.71, 32.41%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.259% 0.11193 296.965).

What colors go well with #60498f?

The complementary color of #60498f is #556000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c5597 and #794079. The triadic partners are #864500 and #006b58.

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

White text reads better on #60498f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and black gives 2.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #60498f a warm or cool color?

#60498f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 46.3% and its chroma 0.112.