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#683a8a color: Violet Magician

#683a8a is rgb(104, 58, 138) in RGB and oklch(44.25% 0.13245 308.481) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

44.3%
0.132
308°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #683a8a

#683a8a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 44.3% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast and black text 2.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Magician (#64338b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #683a8a mixed with white

  1. 683a8a
  2. 764d96
  3. 8461a2
  4. 9374ae
  5. a287ba
  6. b19ac5
  7. c0aed1
  8. cfc2dd
  9. dfd6e8
  10. efeaf4

Darker: #683a8a mixed with black

  1. 683a8a
  2. 593177
  3. 4b2865
  4. 3e2053
  5. 301842
  6. 241032
  7. 180922
  8. 0c0414
  9. 040107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #683a8a with less saturation

  1. 683a8a
  2. 663e85
  3. 64417f
  4. 62447a
  5. 604675
  6. 5e496f
  7. 5c4b6a
  8. 594d64
  9. 574f5f
  10. 555159

Questions about #683a8a

What color is #683a8a?

#683a8a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Magician. In RGB it is rgb(104, 58, 138), in HSL hsl(274.5, 40.82%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.25% 0.13245 308.481).

What colors go well with #683a8a?

The complementary color of #683a8a is #3c6000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #45479a and #7f306c. The triadic partners are #7c4400 and #00635e.

Is white or black text more readable on #683a8a?

White text reads better on #683a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and black gives 2.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #683a8a a warm or cool color?

#683a8a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 44.3% and its chroma 0.132.