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#663eb4 color: Soft dark violet

#663eb4 is rgb(102, 62, 180) in RGB and oklch(47.645% 0.1774 294.236) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

47.6%
0.177
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • purple-800
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #663eb4

#663eb4 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.177 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.21:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, 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: #663eb4 mixed with white

  1. 663eb4
  2. 7353bd
  3. 8167c5
  4. 8f7ace
  5. 9e8dd5
  6. ada0dd
  7. bdb2e4
  8. cdc5ec
  9. ddd8f2
  10. eeecf9

Darker: #663eb4 mixed with black

  1. 663eb4
  2. 58359c
  3. 4a2b85
  4. 3c236e
  5. 2f1a58
  6. 231244
  7. 170a30
  8. 0c041d
  9. 04010c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #663eb4 with less saturation

  1. 663eb4
  2. 6543ac
  3. 6348a3
  4. 624c9b
  5. 614f92
  6. 605289
  7. 5f5581
  8. 5e5778
  9. 5d596f
  10. 5d5b66

Questions about #663eb4

What color is #663eb4?

#663eb4 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Soft dark violet. In RGB it is rgb(102, 62, 180), in HSL hsl(260.34, 48.76%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.645% 0.1774 294.236).

What colors go well with #663eb4?

The complementary color of #663eb4 is #5c6300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2752bf and #8a2c93. The triadic partners are #963f00 and #007058.

Is white or black text more readable on #663eb4?

White text reads better on #663eb4: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #663eb4 a warm or cool color?

#663eb4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.177.