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#69609f color: Giant Onion

#69609f is rgb(105, 96, 159) in RGB and oklch(52.5% 0.09773 289.13) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

52.5%
0.098
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #69609f

#69609f is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.56:1 contrast and black text 3.77:1, 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: #69609f mixed with white

  1. 69609f
  2. 776fa9
  3. 847eb3
  4. 938ebc
  5. a19ec6
  6. b0add0
  7. c0bdd9
  8. cfcde3
  9. dfdeec
  10. efeef6

Darker: #69609f mixed with black

  1. 69609f
  2. 5a528a
  3. 4c4575
  4. 3e3861
  5. 312c4d
  6. 24203b
  7. 181529
  8. 0c0a18
  9. 040309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #69609f with less saturation

  1. 69609f
  2. 69619a
  3. 696395
  4. 696490
  5. 69658a
  6. 696685
  7. 696780
  8. 69687b
  9. 6a6975
  10. 6a6970

Questions about #69609f

What color is #69609f?

#69609f is muted violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(105, 96, 159), in HSL hsl(248.57, 24.71%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.5% 0.09773 289.13).

What colors go well with #69609f?

The complementary color of #69609f is #6f6f21. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #476ba2 and #83578e. The triadic partners are #975834 and #197c61.

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

White text reads better on #69609f: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and black gives 3.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #69609f a warm or cool color?

#69609f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.098.