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#6e4e99 color: Parfait d’Amour

#6e4e99 is rgb(110, 78, 153) in RGB and oklch(49.22% 0.11977 301.876) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

49.2%
0.120
302°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Denim
  • mauve-500
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #6e4e99

#6e4e99 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.54:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour (#734f96). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

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Lighter: #6e4e99 mixed with white

  1. 6e4e99
  2. 7b5fa4
  3. 8970ae
  4. 9781b8
  5. a593c3
  6. b3a4cd
  7. c2b6d7
  8. d1c8e1
  9. e0daeb
  10. efecf5

Darker: #6e4e99 mixed with black

  1. 6e4e99
  2. 5f4384
  3. 503870
  4. 412d5d
  5. 33234a
  6. 261938
  7. 190f27
  8. 0e0717
  9. 040208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #6e4e99 with less saturation

  1. 6e4e99
  2. 6d5194
  3. 6b538e
  4. 6a5589
  5. 685783
  6. 67597e
  7. 665b78
  8. 655c72
  9. 635e6d
  10. 626067

Questions about #6e4e99

What color is #6e4e99?

#6e4e99 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(110, 78, 153), in HSL hsl(265.6, 32.47%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.22% 0.11977 301.876).

What colors go well with #6e4e99?

The complementary color of #6e4e99 is #566b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4a5aa4 and #87447f. The triadic partners are #904e00 and #007466.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e4e99?

White text reads better on #6e4e99: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e4e99 a warm or cool color?

#6e4e99 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.12.