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#683ea3 color: Poppy Pompadour

#683ea3 is rgb(104, 62, 163) in RGB and oklch(46.581% 0.15685 299.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

46.6%
0.157
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.81:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #683ea3

#683ea3 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.6% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.48:1 contrast and black text 2.81:1, 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: #683ea3 mixed with white

  1. 683ea3
  2. 7552ad
  3. 8365b7
  4. 9278c1
  5. a08bca
  6. af9ed3
  7. bfb1dd
  8. cec4e5
  9. ded8ee
  10. efebf7

Darker: #683ea3 mixed with black

  1. 683ea3
  2. 59358d
  3. 4b2b78
  4. 3e2363
  5. 301a4f
  6. 24123c
  7. 180a2a
  8. 0c0419
  9. 04010a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #683ea3 with less saturation

  1. 683ea3
  2. 66429c
  3. 654695
  4. 63498e
  5. 614d87
  6. 604f7f
  7. 5f5278
  8. 5d5471
  9. 5c5669
  10. 5b5861

Questions about #683ea3

What color is #683ea3?

#683ea3 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(104, 62, 163), in HSL hsl(264.95, 44.89%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.581% 0.15685 299.403).

What colors go well with #683ea3?

The complementary color of #683ea3 is #526300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #384fb0 and #873083. The triadic partners are #8d4200 and #006c5b.

Is white or black text more readable on #683ea3?

White text reads better on #683ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and black gives 2.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #683ea3 a warm or cool color?

#683ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 46.6% and its chroma 0.157.