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#66397e color: Dark Pansy

#66397e is rgb(102, 57, 126) in RGB and oklch(43.091% 0.11886 312.544) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

43.1%
0.119
313°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #66397e

#66397e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 43.1% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.57:1 contrast and black text 2.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dark Pansy (#653d7c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #66397e mixed with white

  1. 66397e
  2. 744c8b
  3. 835f98
  4. 9272a5
  5. a185b1
  6. b099be
  7. c0adcb
  8. cfc1d8
  9. dfd5e5
  10. efeaf2

Darker: #66397e mixed with black

  1. 66397e
  2. 58306d
  3. 4a285c
  4. 3c1f4c
  5. 2f173c
  6. 23102d
  7. 17091f
  8. 0c0411
  9. 040105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #66397e with less saturation

  1. 66397e
  2. 643c7a
  3. 623f75
  4. 604271
  5. 5d446c
  6. 5b4668
  7. 594963
  8. 574b5e
  9. 554c5a
  10. 524e55

Questions about #66397e

What color is #66397e?

#66397e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dark Pansy. In RGB it is rgb(102, 57, 126), in HSL hsl(279.13, 37.7%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.091% 0.11886 312.544).

What colors go well with #66397e?

The complementary color of #66397e is #355d03. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #48448e and #7a3161. The triadic partners are #744300 and #005f5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #66397e?

White text reads better on #66397e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and black gives 2.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #66397e a warm or cool color?

#66397e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 43.1% and its chroma 0.119.