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#684c8a color: Violet Majesty

#684c8a is rgb(104, 76, 138) in RGB and oklch(47.353% 0.1014 303.596) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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267°
100%

47.4%
0.101
304°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #684c8a

#684c8a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.02:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #684c8a mixed with white

  1. 684c8a
  2. 765d96
  3. 846ea1
  4. 927fad
  5. a191b9
  6. b0a2c5
  7. c0b4d0
  8. cfc7dc
  9. dfd9e8
  10. efecf3

Darker: #684c8a mixed with black

  1. 684c8a
  2. 594177
  3. 4b3665
  4. 3e2c53
  5. 302242
  6. 241832
  7. 180f22
  8. 0c0614
  9. 040207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684c8a with less saturation

  1. 684c8a
  2. 674e86
  3. 655081
  4. 64527d
  5. 635378
  6. 625573
  7. 60566f
  8. 5f586a
  9. 5e5965
  10. 5d5a61

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Colors that go with #684c8a

Complementary
#684c8a#50651b
Analogous
#684c8a#4a5694#7d4474
Triadic
#684c8a#834d0e#006d62
Split
#684c8a#6f5a00#226c40

Questions about #684c8a

What color is #684c8a?

#684c8a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(104, 76, 138), in HSL hsl(267.1, 28.97%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.353% 0.1014 303.596).

What colors go well with #684c8a?

The complementary color of #684c8a is #50651b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a5694 and #7d4474. The triadic partners are #834d0e and #006d62.

Is white or black text more readable on #684c8a?

White text reads better on #684c8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684c8a a warm or cool color?

#684c8a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.101.