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#6e4cbc color: Soft violet

#6e4cbc is rgb(110, 76, 188) in RGB and oklch(51.181% 0.16858 293.554) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

51.2%
0.169
294°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • purple-800
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #6e4cbc

#6e4cbc is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.2% lightness, 0.169 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.14:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Waiporoporo Purple (#654bc9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #6e4cbc mixed with white

  1. 6e4cbc
  2. 7b5fc4
  3. 8871cb
  4. 9583d3
  5. a394da
  6. b2a6e1
  7. c1b8e7
  8. d0c9ee
  9. dfdbf4
  10. efedf9

Darker: #6e4cbc mixed with black

  1. 6e4cbc
  2. 5f41a3
  3. 50368b
  4. 412c73
  5. 33225d
  6. 261847
  7. 190f32
  8. 0e061f
  9. 04020d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #6e4cbc with less saturation

  1. 6e4cbc
  2. 6d50b4
  3. 6c54ab
  4. 6b57a3
  5. 6a5a9b
  6. 695d92
  7. 685f8a
  8. 686181
  9. 676379
  10. 676570

Questions about #6e4cbc

What color is #6e4cbc?

#6e4cbc is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(110, 76, 188), in HSL hsl(258.21, 45.53%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.181% 0.16858 293.554).

What colors go well with #6e4cbc?

The complementary color of #6e4cbc is #676e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #315fc6 and #933c9c. The triadic partners are #a64600 and #007c61.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e4cbc?

White text reads better on #6e4cbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e4cbc a warm or cool color?

#6e4cbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 51.2% and its chroma 0.169.