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#6831af color: Deep dark violet

#6831af is rgb(104, 49, 175) in RGB and oklch(45.727% 0.1881 298.545) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

45.7%
0.188
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.65:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #6831af

#6831af is a deep dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 45.7% lightness, 0.188 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.93:1 contrast and black text 2.65:1, 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: #6831af mixed with white

  1. 6831af
  2. 7549b8
  3. 835ec1
  4. 9173ca
  5. a087d3
  6. af9adb
  7. beaee3
  8. cec2ea
  9. ded6f1
  10. eeebf8

Darker: #6831af mixed with black

  1. 6831af
  2. 592998
  3. 4b2281
  4. 3e1a6b
  5. 301356
  6. 240c41
  7. 18062e
  8. 0c031c
  9. 04010b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6831af with less saturation

  1. 6831af
  2. 6638a7
  3. 643e9e
  4. 624395
  5. 60478d
  6. 5e4a84
  7. 5d4e7c
  8. 5b5073
  9. 5a536a
  10. 585561

Questions about #6831af

What color is #6831af?

#6831af is deep dark violet. The closest named color is Deep dark violet. In RGB it is rgb(104, 49, 175), in HSL hsl(266.19, 56.25%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.727% 0.1881 298.545).

What colors go well with #6831af?

The complementary color of #6831af is #516000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e47be and #8b1b8a. The triadic partners are #8a3f00 and #006958.

Is white or black text more readable on #6831af?

White text reads better on #6831af: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and black gives 2.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6831af a warm or cool color?

#6831af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 45.7% and its chroma 0.188.