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#685b95 color: Just a Fairytale

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253°
100%

OKLCH

50.9%
0.091
293°
  • ≈ Denim
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • mauve-500
  • Black 42%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text5.97:1 · AALc -85
Black text3.52:1 · Below AALc 24

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About #685b95

#685b95 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 50.9% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 5.97:1 contrast and black text 3.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Just a Fairytale (#6c5d97). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

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Lighter: #685b95 mixed with white

  1. 685b95
  2. 766ba0
  3. 847aaa
  4. 928ab5
  5. a19ac0
  6. b0aaca
  7. bfbbd5
  8. cfccdf
  9. dfddea
  10. efeef4

Darker: #685b95 mixed with black

  1. 685b95
  2. 594e81
  3. 4b416d
  4. 3e355a
  5. 302948
  6. 241e37
  7. 181326
  8. 0c0916
  9. 040308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #685b95 with less saturation

  1. 685b95
  2. 685c90
  3. 675e8c
  4. 675f87
  5. 676083
  6. 66617e
  7. 666279
  8. 666374
  9. 66646f
  10. 66656b