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#694eb0 color: Soft violet

#694eb0 is rgb(105, 78, 176) in RGB and oklch(50.186% 0.14986 292.907) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

50.2%
0.150
293°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • purple-800
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #694eb0

#694eb0 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.33:1 contrast and black text 3.32:1, 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: #694eb0 mixed with white

  1. 694eb0
  2. 7660b9
  3. 8472c1
  4. 9283ca
  5. a094d2
  6. afa6da
  7. bfb7e2
  8. cec9e9
  9. dedbf1
  10. efedf8

Darker: #694eb0 mixed with black

  1. 694eb0
  2. 5a4399
  3. 4c3882
  4. 3e2d6c
  5. 312356
  6. 241942
  7. 180f2e
  8. 0c071c
  9. 04020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #694eb0 with less saturation

  1. 694eb0
  2. 6851a9
  3. 6754a1
  4. 66579a
  5. 665992
  6. 655c8b
  7. 655d83
  8. 645f7c
  9. 646174
  10. 64626c

Questions about #694eb0

What color is #694eb0?

#694eb0 is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(105, 78, 176), in HSL hsl(256.53, 38.58%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.186% 0.14986 292.907).

What colors go well with #694eb0?

The complementary color of #694eb0 is #656a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #335eb8 and #8b4094. The triadic partners are #a24300 and #00795d.

Is white or black text more readable on #694eb0?

White text reads better on #694eb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and black gives 3.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #694eb0 a warm or cool color?

#694eb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.15.