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#68409d color: Poppy Pompadour

#68409d is rgb(104, 64, 157) in RGB and oklch(46.468% 0.1464 300.658) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

46.5%
0.146
301°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 38%

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 #68409d

#68409d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 301°.

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 purple colors

Lighter: #68409d mixed with white

  1. 68409d
  2. 7653a8
  3. 8466b2
  4. 9279bc
  5. a18bc6
  6. b09ed0
  7. bfb1da
  8. cfc4e3
  9. dfd8ed
  10. efebf6

Darker: #68409d mixed with black

  1. 68409d
  2. 593688
  3. 4b2d73
  4. 3e245f
  5. 301b4c
  6. 24133a
  7. 180b28
  8. 0c0518
  9. 040109
  10. 000001

Calmer: #68409d with less saturation

  1. 68409d
  2. 664496
  3. 654790
  4. 634a89
  5. 624d83
  6. 604f7c
  7. 5f5275
  8. 5d546f
  9. 5c5668
  10. 5a5860

Questions about #68409d

What color is #68409d?

#68409d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(104, 64, 157), in HSL hsl(265.81, 42.08%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.468% 0.1464 300.658).

What colors go well with #68409d?

The complementary color of #68409d is #506300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c4faa and #85337f. The triadic partners are #8b4300 and #006b5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #68409d?

White text reads better on #68409d: 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 #68409d a warm or cool color?

#68409d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.146.