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#684b83 color: Violet Majesty

#684b83 is rgb(104, 75, 131) in RGB and oklch(46.78% 0.09364 306.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

46.8%
0.094
307°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #684b83

#684b83 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.18:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Majesty (#644982). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #684b83 mixed with white

  1. 684b83
  2. 765c8f
  3. 846d9c
  4. 937ea8
  5. a190b4
  6. b1a2c1
  7. c0b4cd
  8. cfc6d9
  9. dfd9e6
  10. efecf2

Darker: #684b83 mixed with black

  1. 684b83
  2. 594071
  3. 4b3560
  4. 3e2b4f
  5. 30213f
  6. 24172f
  7. 180e20
  8. 0c0612
  9. 040206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684b83 with less saturation

  1. 684b83
  2. 674d7f
  3. 654f7b
  4. 645077
  5. 625273
  6. 61536f
  7. 60556b
  8. 5e5667
  9. 5d5863
  10. 5b595e

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Colors that go with #684b83

Complementary
#684b83#4c6424
Analogous
#684b83#4d548e#7b446d
Triadic
#684b83#7d4e14#006a63
Split
#684b83#695a07#216a44

Questions about #684b83

What color is #684b83?

#684b83 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(104, 75, 131), in HSL hsl(271.07, 27.18%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.78% 0.09364 306.973).

What colors go well with #684b83?

The complementary color of #684b83 is #4c6424. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d548e and #7b446d. The triadic partners are #7d4e14 and #006a63.

Is white or black text more readable on #684b83?

White text reads better on #684b83: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684b83 a warm or cool color?

#684b83 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.094.