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#693ea3 color: Poppy Pompadour

#693ea3 is rgb(105, 62, 163) in RGB and oklch(46.691% 0.15702 299.949) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

46.7%
0.157
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Purple
  • purple-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.82:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #693ea3

#693ea3 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.45:1 contrast and black text 2.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6b3fa0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #693ea3 mixed with white

  1. 693ea3
  2. 7652ad
  3. 8465b7
  4. 9278c1
  5. a18bca
  6. b09ed3
  7. bfb1dd
  8. cfc4e5
  9. dfd8ee
  10. efebf7

Darker: #693ea3 mixed with black

  1. 693ea3
  2. 5a358d
  3. 4c2b78
  4. 3e2363
  5. 311a4f
  6. 24123c
  7. 180a2a
  8. 0c0419
  9. 04010a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #693ea3 with less saturation

  1. 693ea3
  2. 67429c
  3. 664695
  4. 644a8e
  5. 624d87
  6. 614f7f
  7. 5f5278
  8. 5e5471
  9. 5c5669
  10. 5b5862

Questions about #693ea3

What color is #693ea3?

#693ea3 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour. In RGB it is rgb(105, 62, 163), in HSL hsl(265.54, 44.89%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.691% 0.15702 299.949).

What colors go well with #693ea3?

The complementary color of #693ea3 is #516300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #394fb0 and #873083. The triadic partners are #8d4300 and #006c5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #693ea3?

White text reads better on #693ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and black gives 2.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #693ea3 a warm or cool color?

#693ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.157.