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#663ba7 color: Poppy Pompadour

#663ba7 is rgb(102, 59, 167) in RGB and oklch(46.21% 0.16571 297.888) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

46.2%
0.166
298°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 35%

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 #663ba7

#663ba7 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.166 chroma and a hue of 298°.

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: #663ba7 mixed with white

  1. 663ba7
  2. 7350b1
  3. 8164ba
  4. 9077c4
  5. 9f8acd
  6. ae9dd6
  7. beb0df
  8. cdc4e7
  9. ded7ef
  10. eeebf7

Darker: #663ba7 mixed with black

  1. 663ba7
  2. 583291
  3. 4a297b
  4. 3c2166
  5. 2f1952
  6. 23113e
  7. 17092c
  8. 0c041a
  9. 04010a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #663ba7 with less saturation

  1. 663ba7
  2. 64409f
  3. 634498
  4. 614890
  5. 604b89
  6. 5e4e81
  7. 5d5079
  8. 5c5371
  9. 5b5569
  10. 595761

Questions about #663ba7

What color is #663ba7?

#663ba7 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(102, 59, 167), in HSL hsl(263.89, 47.79%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.21% 0.16571 297.888).

What colors go well with #663ba7?

The complementary color of #663ba7 is #536100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #324db4 and #862b86. The triadic partners are #8d4000 and #006b58.

Is white or black text more readable on #663ba7?

White text reads better on #663ba7: 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 #663ba7 a warm or cool color?

#663ba7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.166.