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#604e90 color: Purple Corallite

#604e90 is rgb(96, 78, 144) in RGB and oklch(47.267% 0.10497 294.609) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

47.3%
0.105
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #604e90

#604e90 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.02:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, 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: #604e90 mixed with white

  1. 604e90
  2. 6e5f9b
  3. 7d70a7
  4. 8c81b2
  5. 9b92bd
  6. aba4c8
  7. bbb6d3
  8. ccc8de
  9. dddae9
  10. eeecf4

Darker: #604e90 mixed with black

  1. 604e90
  2. 52437d
  3. 45386a
  4. 382d57
  5. 2c2345
  6. 201934
  7. 150f24
  8. 0a0715
  9. 030207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #604e90 with less saturation

  1. 604e90
  2. 5f508b
  3. 5f5286
  4. 5e5381
  5. 5e557c
  6. 5d5676
  7. 5d5771
  8. 5c586c
  9. 5c5966
  10. 5c5a61

Questions about #604e90

What color is #604e90?

#604e90 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Corallite. In RGB it is rgb(96, 78, 144), in HSL hsl(256.36, 29.73%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.267% 0.10497 294.609).

What colors go well with #604e90?

The complementary color of #604e90 is #5b6204. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e5996 and #78457c. The triadic partners are #884916 and #006e58.

Is white or black text more readable on #604e90?

White text reads better on #604e90: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #604e90 a warm or cool color?

#604e90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.105.