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#605495 color: Purple Opulence

#605495 is rgb(96, 84, 149) in RGB and oklch(48.735% 0.10236 290.569) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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251°
100%

48.7%
0.102
291°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #605495

#605495 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.56:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Opulence (#60569a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #605495 mixed with white

  1. 605495
  2. 6e64a0
  3. 7d75ab
  4. 8c85b5
  5. 9b96c0
  6. aba7cb
  7. bbb8d5
  8. cccae0
  9. dddbea
  10. eeedf5

Darker: #605495 mixed with black

  1. 605495
  2. 524881
  3. 453c6d
  4. 38315a
  5. 2c2648
  6. 201b37
  7. 151126
  8. 0a0816
  9. 030208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #605495 with less saturation

  1. 605495
  2. 605690
  3. 60578b
  4. 5f5885
  5. 5f5a80
  6. 5f5b7b
  7. 5f5c76
  8. 5f5d70
  9. 5f5e6b
  10. 5f5f65

Questions about #605495

What color is #605495?

#605495 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Opulence. In RGB it is rgb(96, 84, 149), in HSL hsl(251.08, 27.9%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.735% 0.10236 290.569).

What colors go well with #605495?

The complementary color of #605495 is #63640b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d5f99 and #794b83. The triadic partners are #8d4c23 and #007257.

Is white or black text more readable on #605495?

White text reads better on #605495: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #605495 a warm or cool color?

#605495 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.102.