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#6a50aa color: Ultrapurple Merge

#6a50aa is rgb(106, 80, 170) in RGB and oklch(50.229% 0.13884 294.158) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

50.2%
0.139
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • purple-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.29:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #6a50aa

#6a50aa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.29:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, 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: #6a50aa mixed with white

  1. 6a50aa
  2. 7761b3
  3. 8573bc
  4. 9384c5
  5. a195ce
  6. b0a6d7
  7. bfb8df
  8. cfc9e7
  9. dfdbef
  10. efedf7

Darker: #6a50aa mixed with black

  1. 6a50aa
  2. 5b4493
  3. 4d397d
  4. 3f2e68
  5. 312453
  6. 241a3f
  7. 18102d
  8. 0d071b
  9. 04020b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6a50aa with less saturation

  1. 6a50aa
  2. 6953a3
  3. 68569c
  4. 675896
  5. 675a8f
  6. 665c88
  7. 655e81
  8. 65607a
  9. 646173
  10. 64626b

Questions about #6a50aa

What color is #6a50aa?

#6a50aa is soft violet. The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge. In RGB it is rgb(106, 80, 170), in HSL hsl(257.33, 36%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.229% 0.13884 294.158).

What colors go well with #6a50aa?

The complementary color of #6a50aa is #646b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3a5fb2 and #894390. The triadic partners are #9e4800 and #00795f.

Is white or black text more readable on #6a50aa?

White text reads better on #6a50aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6a50aa a warm or cool color?

#6a50aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.139.