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#604c8e color: Purple Corallite

#604c8e is rgb(96, 76, 142) in RGB and oklch(46.764% 0.10546 296.039) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

46.8%
0.105
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #604c8e

#604c8e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.19:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, 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: #604c8e mixed with white

  1. 604c8e
  2. 6e5d9a
  3. 7d6ea5
  4. 8c7fb0
  5. 9c91bc
  6. aba3c7
  7. bbb5d2
  8. ccc7dd
  9. ddd9e9
  10. eeecf4

Darker: #604c8e mixed with black

  1. 604c8e
  2. 52417b
  3. 453668
  4. 382c56
  5. 2c2244
  6. 201834
  7. 150f24
  8. 0a0615
  9. 030207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #604c8e with less saturation

  1. 604c8e
  2. 5f4e89
  3. 5f5084
  4. 5e517f
  5. 5d537a
  6. 5d5475
  7. 5c5670
  8. 5b576a
  9. 5b5865
  10. 5a5960

Questions about #604c8e

What color is #604c8e?

#604c8e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Corallite. In RGB it is rgb(96, 76, 142), in HSL hsl(258.18, 30.28%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.764% 0.10546 296.039).

What colors go well with #604c8e?

The complementary color of #604c8e is #586103. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e5795 and #784379. The triadic partners are #864811 and #006d58.

Is white or black text more readable on #604c8e?

White text reads better on #604c8e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #604c8e a warm or cool color?

#604c8e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.105.