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#663cb6 color: Purple Emperor

#663cb6 is rgb(102, 60, 182) in RGB and oklch(47.517% 0.1824 294.176) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

47.5%
0.182
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • purple-800
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #663cb6

#663cb6 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.182 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.27:1 contrast and black text 2.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Emperor (#6633bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #663cb6 mixed with white

  1. 663cb6
  2. 7352bf
  3. 8166c7
  4. 8f79cf
  5. 9e8cd7
  6. ad9fde
  7. bdb2e5
  8. cdc5ec
  9. ddd8f3
  10. eeecf9

Darker: #663cb6 mixed with black

  1. 663cb6
  2. 58339e
  3. 4a2a86
  4. 3c216f
  5. 2f1959
  6. 231144
  7. 170a30
  8. 0c041d
  9. 04010c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #663cb6 with less saturation

  1. 663cb6
  2. 6442ad
  3. 6346a5
  4. 624a9c
  5. 614e93
  6. 5f518a
  7. 5f5481
  8. 5e5678
  9. 5d596f
  10. 5d5a66

Questions about #663cb6

What color is #663cb6?

#663cb6 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Emperor. In RGB it is rgb(102, 60, 182), in HSL hsl(260.66, 50.41%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.517% 0.1824 294.176).

What colors go well with #663cb6?

The complementary color of #663cb6 is #5c6300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2551c1 and #8b2994. The triadic partners are #963f00 and #007058.

Is white or black text more readable on #663cb6?

White text reads better on #663cb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and black gives 2.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #663cb6 a warm or cool color?

#663cb6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.182.