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#684fb1 color: Soft violet

#684fb1 is rgb(104, 79, 177) in RGB and oklch(50.331% 0.14967 291.887) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

50.3%
0.150
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • purple-800
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #684fb1

#684fb1 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.28:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, 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: #684fb1 mixed with white

  1. 684fb1
  2. 7561ba
  3. 8372c2
  4. 9184cb
  5. a095d3
  6. afa6db
  7. beb8e2
  8. cec9ea
  9. dedbf1
  10. eeedf8

Darker: #684fb1 mixed with black

  1. 684fb1
  2. 594499
  3. 4b3883
  4. 3e2e6c
  5. 302357
  6. 241942
  7. 18102f
  8. 0c071c
  9. 04020c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684fb1 with less saturation

  1. 684fb1
  2. 6752aa
  3. 6655a2
  4. 66589b
  5. 655a93
  6. 655c8c
  7. 655e84
  8. 64607c
  9. 646174
  10. 64636c

Questions about #684fb1

What color is #684fb1?

#684fb1 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(104, 79, 177), in HSL hsl(255.31, 38.58%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.331% 0.14967 291.887).

What colors go well with #684fb1?

The complementary color of #684fb1 is #676a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #315fb8 and #8a4196. The triadic partners are #a34300 and #00795c.

Is white or black text more readable on #684fb1?

White text reads better on #684fb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684fb1 a warm or cool color?

#684fb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.15.