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#6b4e99 color: Parfait d’Amour

#6b4e99 is rgb(107, 78, 153) in RGB and oklch(48.908% 0.11914 299.86) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

48.9%
0.119
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #6b4e99

#6b4e99 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.61:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, so white text reads better.

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

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Lighter: #6b4e99 mixed with white

  1. 6b4e99
  2. 785fa4
  3. 8670ae
  4. 9481b8
  5. a393c3
  6. b2a4cd
  7. c1b6d7
  8. d0c8e1
  9. dfdaeb
  10. efecf5

Darker: #6b4e99 mixed with black

  1. 6b4e99
  2. 5c4384
  3. 4e3870
  4. 3f2d5d
  5. 32234a
  6. 251938
  7. 180f27
  8. 0d0717
  9. 040208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #6b4e99 with less saturation

  1. 6b4e99
  2. 6a5094
  3. 69538e
  4. 675588
  5. 665783
  6. 65597d
  7. 645a78
  8. 635c72
  9. 625d6c
  10. 615f66

Questions about #6b4e99

What color is #6b4e99?

#6b4e99 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(107, 78, 153), in HSL hsl(263.2, 32.47%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.908% 0.11914 299.86).

What colors go well with #6b4e99?

The complementary color of #6b4e99 is #586900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #465aa3 and #854480. The triadic partners are #904c00 and #007362.

Is white or black text more readable on #6b4e99?

White text reads better on #6b4e99: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6b4e99 a warm or cool color?

#6b4e99 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.119.