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#663ca1 color: Poppy Pompadour

#663ca1 is rgb(102, 60, 161) in RGB and oklch(45.913% 0.15699 299.278) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

45.9%
0.157
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.73:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #663ca1

#663ca1 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast and black text 2.73:1, 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: #663ca1 mixed with white

  1. 663ca1
  2. 7450ab
  3. 8264b5
  4. 9077bf
  5. 9f8ac9
  6. ae9dd2
  7. beb0dc
  8. cec4e5
  9. ded7ee
  10. eeebf6

Darker: #663ca1 mixed with black

  1. 663ca1
  2. 58338b
  3. 4a2a76
  4. 3c2162
  5. 2f194e
  6. 23113c
  7. 170a2a
  8. 0c0419
  9. 040109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #663ca1 with less saturation

  1. 663ca1
  2. 64409a
  3. 634493
  4. 61488c
  5. 604b85
  6. 5e4d7d
  7. 5d5076
  8. 5b526f
  9. 5a5467
  10. 595660

Questions about #663ca1

What color is #663ca1?

#663ca1 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(102, 60, 161), in HSL hsl(264.95, 45.7%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.913% 0.15699 299.278).

What colors go well with #663ca1?

The complementary color of #663ca1 is #506100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #364dae and #842d81. The triadic partners are #8a4000 and #006a59.

Is white or black text more readable on #663ca1?

White text reads better on #663ca1: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and black gives 2.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #663ca1 a warm or cool color?

#663ca1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.157.