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#6e4690 color: Grapes of Italy

#6e4690 is rgb(110, 70, 144) in RGB and oklch(47.291% 0.1217 307.328) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

47.3%
0.122
307°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #6e4690

#6e4690 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Grapes of Italy (#714a8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

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Lighter: #6e4690 mixed with white

  1. 6e4690
  2. 7b589b
  3. 896aa7
  4. 977cb2
  5. a58ebd
  6. b4a0c8
  7. c3b3d3
  8. d1c5de
  9. e0d8e9
  10. f0ecf4

Darker: #6e4690 mixed with black

  1. 6e4690
  2. 5f3c7d
  3. 50326a
  4. 412857
  5. 331e45
  6. 261534
  7. 190d24
  8. 0e0515
  9. 040207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #6e4690 with less saturation

  1. 6e4690
  2. 6c498b
  3. 6a4c86
  4. 684e81
  5. 67507c
  6. 655376
  7. 635571
  8. 61566c
  9. 5f5867
  10. 5d5a61

Questions about #6e4690

What color is #6e4690?

#6e4690 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Grapes of Italy. In RGB it is rgb(110, 70, 144), in HSL hsl(272.43, 34.58%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.291% 0.1217 307.328).

What colors go well with #6e4690?

The complementary color of #6e4690 is #486702. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4c529e and #853d74. The triadic partners are #874b00 and #006d66.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e4690?

White text reads better on #6e4690: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e4690 a warm or cool color?

#6e4690 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.122.