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#653d9c color: Poppy Pompadour

#653d9c is rgb(101, 61, 156) in RGB and oklch(45.596% 0.14916 299.907) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

45.6%
0.149
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #653d9c

#653d9c is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 45.6% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.78:1 contrast and black text 2.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6b3fa0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #653d9c mixed with white

  1. 653d9c
  2. 7351a7
  3. 8164b1
  4. 9077bc
  5. 9f8ac6
  6. ae9dd0
  7. beb0d9
  8. cdc3e3
  9. ded7ed
  10. eeebf6

Darker: #653d9c mixed with black

  1. 653d9c
  2. 573487
  3. 492b73
  4. 3c225f
  5. 2f1a4c
  6. 221239
  7. 170a28
  8. 0c0418
  9. 030109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #653d9c with less saturation

  1. 653d9c
  2. 634195
  3. 62448f
  4. 604888
  5. 5f4a81
  6. 5d4d7a
  7. 5c4f74
  8. 5b516d
  9. 595365
  10. 58555e

Questions about #653d9c

What color is #653d9c?

#653d9c is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(101, 61, 156), in HSL hsl(265.26, 43.78%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.596% 0.14916 299.907).

What colors go well with #653d9c?

The complementary color of #653d9c is #4f6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #384da9 and #82307e. The triadic partners are #884000 and #006959.

Is white or black text more readable on #653d9c?

White text reads better on #653d9c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and black gives 2.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #653d9c a warm or cool color?

#653d9c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 45.6% and its chroma 0.149.