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#684a8f color: Grapes of Italy

#684a8f is rgb(104, 74, 143) in RGB and oklch(47.273% 0.11173 302.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

47.3%
0.112
302°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #684a8f

#684a8f is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.08:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Grapes of Italy (#714a8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #684a8f mixed with white

  1. 684a8f
  2. 765b9a
  3. 846da6
  4. 927eb1
  5. a190bc
  6. b0a2c8
  7. bfb4d3
  8. cfc6de
  9. dfd9e9
  10. efecf4

Darker: #684a8f mixed with black

  1. 684a8f
  2. 593f7c
  3. 4b3569
  4. 3e2a57
  5. 302045
  6. 241734
  7. 180e24
  8. 0c0615
  9. 040207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684a8f with less saturation

  1. 684a8f
  2. 674c8a
  3. 654e85
  4. 645080
  5. 63527b
  6. 615476
  7. 605671
  8. 5f576c
  9. 5e5966
  10. 5d5a61

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Colors that go with #684a8f

Complementary
#684a8f#516508
Analogous
#684a8f#47559a#7f4177
Triadic
#684a8f#874a00#006e60
Split
#684a8f#725800#186d3b

Questions about #684a8f

What color is #684a8f?

#684a8f is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Grapes of Italy. In RGB it is rgb(104, 74, 143), in HSL hsl(266.09, 31.8%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.273% 0.11173 302.403).

What colors go well with #684a8f?

The complementary color of #684a8f is #516508. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #47559a and #7f4177. The triadic partners are #874a00 and #006e60.

Is white or black text more readable on #684a8f?

White text reads better on #684a8f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684a8f a warm or cool color?

#684a8f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.112.