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#66409d color: Poppy Pompadour

#66409d is rgb(102, 64, 157) in RGB and oklch(46.249% 0.14604 299.497) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

46.2%
0.146
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.79:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #66409d

#66409d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.54:1 contrast and black text 2.79:1, 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: #66409d mixed with white

  1. 66409d
  2. 7453a8
  3. 8266b2
  4. 9079bc
  5. 9f8bc6
  6. ae9ed0
  7. beb1da
  8. cec4e3
  9. ded8ed
  10. eeebf6

Darker: #66409d mixed with black

  1. 66409d
  2. 583688
  3. 4a2d73
  4. 3c245f
  5. 2f1b4c
  6. 23133a
  7. 170b28
  8. 0c0518
  9. 040109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #66409d with less saturation

  1. 66409d
  2. 644496
  3. 634790
  4. 614a89
  5. 604d83
  6. 5f4f7c
  7. 5d5175
  8. 5c536e
  9. 5b5567
  10. 5a5760

Questions about #66409d

What color is #66409d?

#66409d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(102, 64, 157), in HSL hsl(264.52, 42.08%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.249% 0.14604 299.497).

What colors go well with #66409d?

The complementary color of #66409d is #516200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #394fa9 and #83337f. The triadic partners are #8b4100 and #006b5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #66409d?

White text reads better on #66409d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and black gives 2.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #66409d a warm or cool color?

#66409d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.146.