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#684ab2 color: Soft dark violet

#684ab2 is rgb(104, 74, 178) in RGB and oklch(49.557% 0.15834 293.025) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

49.6%
0.158
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • purple-800
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #684ab2

#684ab2 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.54:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654ea3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #684ab2 mixed with white

  1. 684ab2
  2. 755dbb
  3. 836fc3
  4. 9181cc
  5. a092d4
  6. afa4db
  7. beb6e3
  8. cec8ea
  9. dedaf1
  10. eeedf8

Darker: #684ab2 mixed with black

  1. 684ab2
  2. 593f9a
  3. 4b3583
  4. 3e2a6d
  5. 302057
  6. 241743
  7. 180e2f
  8. 0c061d
  9. 04020c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684ab2 with less saturation

  1. 684ab2
  2. 674eaa
  3. 6651a3
  4. 65549b
  5. 645793
  6. 64598b
  7. 635b83
  8. 635d7b
  9. 625f73
  10. 62606a

Questions about #684ab2

What color is #684ab2?

#684ab2 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Soft dark violet. In RGB it is rgb(104, 74, 178), in HSL hsl(257.31, 41.27%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.557% 0.15834 293.025).

What colors go well with #684ab2?

The complementary color of #684ab2 is #636800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f5bbb and #8b3b95. The triadic partners are #a04200 and #00765c.

Is white or black text more readable on #684ab2?

White text reads better on #684ab2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684ab2 a warm or cool color?

#684ab2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.158.