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#653ea0 color: Poppy Pompadour

#653ea0 is rgb(101, 62, 160) in RGB and oklch(46.037% 0.15267 298.558) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

46%
0.153
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #653ea0

#653ea0 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.64:1 contrast and black text 2.75:1, 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: #653ea0 mixed with white

  1. 653ea0
  2. 7352aa
  3. 8165b5
  4. 8f78be
  5. 9e8bc8
  6. ae9ed2
  7. bdb1db
  8. cdc4e4
  9. ded7ed
  10. eeebf6

Darker: #653ea0 mixed with black

  1. 653ea0
  2. 57358b
  3. 492b76
  4. 3c2361
  5. 2f1a4e
  6. 22123b
  7. 170a29
  8. 0c0419
  9. 030109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #653ea0 with less saturation

  1. 653ea0
  2. 634299
  3. 624692
  4. 60498b
  5. 5f4c84
  6. 5e4e7d
  7. 5c5176
  8. 5b536f
  9. 5a5567
  10. 595660

Questions about #653ea0

What color is #653ea0?

#653ea0 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(101, 62, 160), in HSL hsl(263.88, 44.14%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.037% 0.15267 298.558).

What colors go well with #653ea0?

The complementary color of #653ea0 is #526100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #354eac and #833081. The triadic partners are #8b4000 and #006a59.

Is white or black text more readable on #653ea0?

White text reads better on #653ea0: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and black gives 2.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #653ea0 a warm or cool color?

#653ea0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 46% and its chroma 0.153.