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#684b89 color: Violet Majesty

#684b89 is rgb(104, 75, 137) in RGB and oklch(47.111% 0.10182 304.351) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

47.1%
0.102
304°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #684b89

#684b89 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.1% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, 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: #684b89 mixed with white

  1. 684b89
  2. 765c95
  3. 846da1
  4. 937fac
  5. a190b8
  6. b0a2c4
  7. c0b4d0
  8. cfc6dc
  9. dfd9e7
  10. efecf3

Darker: #684b89 mixed with black

  1. 684b89
  2. 594076
  3. 4b3564
  4. 3e2b53
  5. 302142
  6. 241731
  7. 180e22
  8. 0c0614
  9. 040207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684b89 with less saturation

  1. 684b89
  2. 674d85
  3. 654f80
  4. 64517c
  5. 635277
  6. 615473
  7. 60566e
  8. 5f5769
  9. 5e5865
  10. 5c5a60

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Colors that go with #684b89

Complementary
#684b89#4f641a
Analogous
#684b89#4a5594#7d4372
Triadic
#684b89#824d0a#006d62
Split
#684b89#6e5900#1f6b40

Questions about #684b89

What color is #684b89?

#684b89 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(104, 75, 137), in HSL hsl(268.06, 29.25%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.111% 0.10182 304.351).

What colors go well with #684b89?

The complementary color of #684b89 is #4f641a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a5594 and #7d4372. The triadic partners are #824d0a and #006d62.

Is white or black text more readable on #684b89?

White text reads better on #684b89: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684b89 a warm or cool color?

#684b89 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 47.1% and its chroma 0.102.