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#6850ae color: Ultrapurple Merge

#6850ae is rgb(104, 80, 174) in RGB and oklch(50.302% 0.14414 292.183) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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255°
100%

50.3%
0.144
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • purple-800
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #6850ae

#6850ae is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, 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: #6850ae mixed with white

  1. 6850ae
  2. 7562b7
  3. 8373c0
  4. 9184c8
  5. a095d1
  6. afa7d9
  7. beb8e1
  8. cec9e9
  9. dedbf0
  10. eeedf8

Darker: #6850ae mixed with black

  1. 6850ae
  2. 594497
  3. 4b3980
  4. 3e2e6a
  5. 302455
  6. 241a41
  7. 18102e
  8. 0c071c
  9. 04020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6850ae with less saturation

  1. 6850ae
  2. 6753a7
  3. 6756a0
  4. 665899
  5. 655a91
  6. 655c8a
  7. 655e83
  8. 64607b
  9. 646174
  10. 64636c

Questions about #6850ae

What color is #6850ae?

#6850ae is soft violet. The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge. In RGB it is rgb(104, 80, 174), in HSL hsl(255.32, 37.01%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.302% 0.14414 292.183).

What colors go well with #6850ae?

The complementary color of #6850ae is #676a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3460b5 and #894394. The triadic partners are #a14500 and #00795c.

Is white or black text more readable on #6850ae?

White text reads better on #6850ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6850ae a warm or cool color?

#6850ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.144.