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#684e97 color: Parfait d’Amour

#684e97 is rgb(104, 78, 151) in RGB and oklch(48.48% 0.11587 298.415) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

48.5%
0.116
298°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.13:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #684e97

#684e97 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.72:1 contrast and black text 3.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour (#734f96). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #684e97 mixed with white

  1. 684e97
  2. 765fa2
  3. 8470ac
  4. 9281b7
  5. a193c2
  6. b0a4cc
  7. bfb6d6
  8. cfc8e1
  9. dfdaeb
  10. efecf5

Darker: #684e97 mixed with black

  1. 684e97
  2. 594383
  3. 4b386f
  4. 3e2d5c
  5. 302349
  6. 241937
  7. 180f26
  8. 0c0717
  9. 040208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684e97 with less saturation

  1. 684e97
  2. 675092
  3. 66528c
  4. 655487
  5. 645681
  6. 63587c
  7. 625976
  8. 615b70
  9. 605c6b
  10. 605e65

Questions about #684e97

What color is #684e97?

#684e97 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(104, 78, 151), in HSL hsl(261.37, 31.88%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.48% 0.11587 298.415).

What colors go well with #684e97?

The complementary color of #684e97 is #596700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #435aa0 and #81447f. The triadic partners are #8e4b00 and #00725f.

Is white or black text more readable on #684e97?

White text reads better on #684e97: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and black gives 3.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684e97 a warm or cool color?

#684e97 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.116.