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#653e9c color: Poppy Pompadour

#653e9c is rgb(101, 62, 156) in RGB and oklch(45.752% 0.14765 299.676) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

45.8%
0.148
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #653e9c

#653e9c is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.71:1 contrast and black text 2.72:1, 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: #653e9c mixed with white

  1. 653e9c
  2. 7352a7
  3. 8165b1
  4. 9077bb
  5. 9f8ac6
  6. ae9dd0
  7. beb0d9
  8. cdc4e3
  9. ded7ec
  10. eeebf6

Darker: #653e9c mixed with black

  1. 653e9c
  2. 573587
  3. 492b73
  4. 3c235f
  5. 2f1a4c
  6. 221239
  7. 170a28
  8. 0c0418
  9. 030109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #653e9c with less saturation

  1. 653e9c
  2. 634295
  3. 62458f
  4. 604888
  5. 5f4b81
  6. 5d4e7b
  7. 5c5074
  8. 5b526d
  9. 5a5466
  10. 58565f

Questions about #653e9c

What color is #653e9c?

#653e9c is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(101, 62, 156), in HSL hsl(264.89, 43.12%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.752% 0.14765 299.676).

What colors go well with #653e9c?

The complementary color of #653e9c is #4f6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #384ea8 and #82317e. The triadic partners are #894000 and #006959.

Is white or black text more readable on #653e9c?

White text reads better on #653e9c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and black gives 2.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #653e9c a warm or cool color?

#653e9c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.148.