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#61508e color: Fine Purple

#61508e is rgb(97, 80, 142) in RGB and oklch(47.636% 0.0988 295.003) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

47.6%
0.099
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #61508e

#61508e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.89:1 contrast and black text 3.05:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fine Purple (#5e548d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #61508e mixed with white

  1. 61508e
  2. 6f6199
  3. 7e71a5
  4. 8d82b0
  5. 9c93bc
  6. aca5c7
  7. bcb6d2
  8. ccc8dd
  9. dddae9
  10. eeecf4

Darker: #61508e mixed with black

  1. 61508e
  2. 53447b
  3. 463968
  4. 392e56
  5. 2d2444
  6. 211a34
  7. 151024
  8. 0b0715
  9. 030207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #61508e with less saturation

  1. 61508e
  2. 605289
  3. 605384
  4. 5f5580
  5. 5f567b
  6. 5e5776
  7. 5e5871
  8. 5d5a6c
  9. 5d5b67
  10. 5d5c62

Questions about #61508e

What color is #61508e?

#61508e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Fine Purple. In RGB it is rgb(97, 80, 142), in HSL hsl(256.45, 27.93%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.636% 0.0988 295.003).

What colors go well with #61508e?

The complementary color of #61508e is #5b6314. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #415a94 and #78487b. The triadic partners are #864c1e and #006e59.

Is white or black text more readable on #61508e?

White text reads better on #61508e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and black gives 3.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #61508e a warm or cool color?

#61508e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.099.