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#604a8a color: Violet Majesty

#604a8a is rgb(96, 74, 138) in RGB and oklch(46.145% 0.10316 298.106) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

46.1%
0.103
298°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #604a8a

#604a8a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.38:1 contrast and black text 2.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Majesty (#644982). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #604a8a mixed with white

  1. 604a8a
  2. 6e5b96
  3. 7d6ca2
  4. 8c7ead
  5. 9c90b9
  6. aba1c5
  7. bcb4d0
  8. ccc6dc
  9. ddd9e8
  10. eeecf3

Darker: #604a8a mixed with black

  1. 604a8a
  2. 523f77
  3. 453565
  4. 382a53
  5. 2c2042
  6. 201732
  7. 150e22
  8. 0a0614
  9. 030207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #604a8a with less saturation

  1. 604a8a
  2. 5f4c85
  3. 5e4e80
  4. 5d4f7c
  5. 5d5177
  6. 5c5272
  7. 5b546d
  8. 5a5568
  9. 5a5663
  10. 59575e

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Colors that go with #604a8a

Complementary
#604a8a#54600a
Analogous
#604a8a#405592#774175
Triadic
#604a8a#82470e#006a59
Split
#604a8a#705400#286836

Questions about #604a8a

What color is #604a8a?

#604a8a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Violet Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(96, 74, 138), in HSL hsl(260.63, 30.19%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.145% 0.10316 298.106).

What colors go well with #604a8a?

The complementary color of #604a8a is #54600a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #405592 and #774175. The triadic partners are #82470e and #006a59.

Is white or black text more readable on #604a8a?

White text reads better on #604a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and black gives 2.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #604a8a a warm or cool color?

#604a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.103.