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#69609d color: Giant Onion

#69609d is rgb(105, 96, 157) in RGB and oklch(52.391% 0.09477 289.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

52.4%
0.095
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.76:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #69609d

#69609d is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.58:1 contrast and black text 3.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Giant Onion (#665d9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #69609d mixed with white

  1. 69609d
  2. 776fa7
  3. 847eb1
  4. 938ebb
  5. a19dc5
  6. b0adcf
  7. c0bdd8
  8. cfcde2
  9. dfdeec
  10. efeef5

Darker: #69609d mixed with black

  1. 69609d
  2. 5a5288
  3. 4c4573
  4. 3e385f
  5. 312c4c
  6. 24203a
  7. 181528
  8. 0c0a18
  9. 040309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #69609d with less saturation

  1. 69609d
  2. 696198
  3. 696393
  4. 69648e
  5. 696589
  6. 696684
  7. 69677f
  8. 69687a
  9. 696875
  10. 6a696f

Questions about #69609d

What color is #69609d?

#69609d is muted violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(105, 96, 157), in HSL hsl(248.85, 24.11%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.391% 0.09477 289.476).

What colors go well with #69609d?

The complementary color of #69609d is #6e6e25. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #486aa0 and #82578c. The triadic partners are #955835 and #1d7b61.

Is white or black text more readable on #69609d?

White text reads better on #69609d: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and black gives 3.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #69609d a warm or cool color?

#69609d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.095.