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#6a4e99 color: Parfait d’Amour

#6a4e99 is rgb(106, 78, 153) in RGB and oklch(48.805% 0.11896 299.185) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

48.8%
0.119
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #6a4e99

#6a4e99 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 48.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.64:1 contrast and black text 3.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour (#734f96). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #6a4e99 mixed with white

  1. 6a4e99
  2. 775fa4
  3. 8570ae
  4. 9481b8
  5. a293c3
  6. b1a4cd
  7. c0b6d7
  8. cfc8e1
  9. dfdaeb
  10. efecf5

Darker: #6a4e99 mixed with black

  1. 6a4e99
  2. 5b4384
  3. 4d3870
  4. 3f2d5d
  5. 31234a
  6. 241938
  7. 180f27
  8. 0d0717
  9. 040208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6a4e99 with less saturation

  1. 6a4e99
  2. 695094
  3. 68538e
  4. 675588
  5. 655783
  6. 64587d
  7. 635a77
  8. 625c72
  9. 615d6c
  10. 615e66

Questions about #6a4e99

What color is #6a4e99?

#6a4e99 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(106, 78, 153), in HSL hsl(262.4, 32.47%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.805% 0.11896 299.185).

What colors go well with #6a4e99?

The complementary color of #6a4e99 is #596800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #455aa3 and #844480. The triadic partners are #904c00 and #007361.

Is white or black text more readable on #6a4e99?

White text reads better on #6a4e99: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and black gives 3.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6a4e99 a warm or cool color?

#6a4e99 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 48.8% and its chroma 0.119.