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#605992 color: Old Nan Yarn

#605992 is rgb(96, 89, 146) in RGB and oklch(49.574% 0.08976 288.3) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

49.6%
0.090
288°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #605992

#605992 is a muted dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Old Nan Yarn (#5e5896). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #605992 mixed with white

  1. 605992
  2. 6e699d
  3. 7d79a8
  4. 8c89b3
  5. 9c99be
  6. aba9c9
  7. bcbad4
  8. cccbde
  9. dddce9
  10. eeedf4

Darker: #605992 mixed with black

  1. 605992
  2. 524c7e
  3. 45406b
  4. 383458
  5. 2c2846
  6. 201d35
  7. 151325
  8. 0a0916
  9. 030308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #605992 with less saturation

  1. 605992
  2. 605a8d
  3. 605b89
  4. 605c84
  5. 605d7f
  6. 605e7b
  7. 615f76
  8. 616071
  9. 61616c
  10. 626167

Questions about #605992

What color is #605992?

#605992 is muted dark violet. The closest named color is Old Nan Yarn. In RGB it is rgb(96, 89, 146), in HSL hsl(247.37, 24.26%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.574% 0.08976 288.3).

What colors go well with #605992?

The complementary color of #605992 is #676621. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #416395 and #775183. The triadic partners are #8b5132 and #1c7258.

Is white or black text more readable on #605992?

White text reads better on #605992: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #605992 a warm or cool color?

#605992 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.09.