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#684eb3 color: Soft violet

#684eb3 is rgb(104, 78, 179) in RGB and oklch(50.297% 0.15381 291.779) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

50.3%
0.154
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • purple-800
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #684eb3

#684eb3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654ea3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #684eb3 mixed with white

  1. 684eb3
  2. 7560bc
  3. 8372c4
  4. 9183cc
  5. a095d4
  6. afa6dc
  7. beb8e3
  8. cec9eb
  9. dedbf2
  10. eeedf8

Darker: #684eb3 mixed with black

  1. 684eb3
  2. 59439b
  3. 4b3884
  4. 3e2d6e
  5. 302358
  6. 241943
  7. 180f2f
  8. 0c071d
  9. 04020c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684eb3 with less saturation

  1. 684eb3
  2. 6751ab
  3. 6654a4
  4. 66579c
  5. 655a94
  6. 655c8d
  7. 645e85
  8. 64607d
  9. 646175
  10. 64636c

Questions about #684eb3

What color is #684eb3?

#684eb3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(104, 78, 179), in HSL hsl(255.45, 39.92%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.297% 0.15381 291.779).

What colors go well with #684eb3?

The complementary color of #684eb3 is #676a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f5fba and #8b3f97. The triadic partners are #a44200 and #00795c.

Is white or black text more readable on #684eb3?

White text reads better on #684eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684eb3 a warm or cool color?

#684eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.154.