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#684ba3 color: Ultrapurple Merge

#684ba3 is rgb(104, 75, 163) in RGB and oklch(48.7% 0.13706 296.133) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

48.7%
0.137
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • purple-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #684ba3

#684ba3 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 296°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.72:1 contrast and black text 3.12:1, 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: #684ba3 mixed with white

  1. 684ba3
  2. 755dad
  3. 836fb7
  4. 9280c0
  5. a092ca
  6. afa4d3
  7. bfb5dc
  8. cec8e5
  9. dedaee
  10. efecf6

Darker: #684ba3 mixed with black

  1. 684ba3
  2. 59408d
  3. 4b3578
  4. 3e2b63
  5. 30214f
  6. 24173c
  7. 180e2a
  8. 0c0619
  9. 04020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684ba3 with less saturation

  1. 684ba3
  2. 674e9d
  3. 665196
  4. 65538f
  5. 645589
  6. 635782
  7. 62597b
  8. 615b75
  9. 615d6e
  10. 605e67

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Colors that go with #684ba3

Complementary
#684ba3#5d6700
Analogous
#684ba3#3b5aac#863f88
Triadic
#684ba3#974500#00735d
Split
#684ba3#7d5900#16732a

Questions about #684ba3

What color is #684ba3?

#684ba3 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge. In RGB it is rgb(104, 75, 163), in HSL hsl(259.77, 36.97%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.7% 0.13706 296.133).

What colors go well with #684ba3?

The complementary color of #684ba3 is #5d6700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b5aac and #863f88. The triadic partners are #974500 and #00735d.

Is white or black text more readable on #684ba3?

White text reads better on #684ba3: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and black gives 3.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684ba3 a warm or cool color?

#684ba3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.137.