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#6e52ae color: Royal Lavender

#6e52ae is rgb(110, 82, 174) in RGB and oklch(51.229% 0.14142 294.96) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

51.2%
0.141
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-800
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #6e52ae

#6e52ae is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.2% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.03:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lavender (#7851a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #6e52ae mixed with white

  1. 6e52ae
  2. 7b63b7
  3. 8874c0
  4. 9685c8
  5. a496d1
  6. b3a7d9
  7. c1b9e1
  8. d0cae9
  9. e0dcf0
  10. efedf8

Darker: #6e52ae mixed with black

  1. 6e52ae
  2. 5f4697
  3. 503b80
  4. 412f6a
  5. 332555
  6. 261a41
  7. 19112e
  8. 0e081c
  9. 04020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #6e52ae with less saturation

  1. 6e52ae
  2. 6d55a7
  3. 6c58a0
  4. 6b5a99
  5. 6a5c92
  6. 695f8b
  7. 696084
  8. 68627d
  9. 686476
  10. 67656e

Questions about #6e52ae

What color is #6e52ae?

#6e52ae is soft violet. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(110, 82, 174), in HSL hsl(258.26, 36.22%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.229% 0.14142 294.96).

What colors go well with #6e52ae?

The complementary color of #6e52ae is #656e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e61b7 and #8e4593. The triadic partners are #a14b00 and #007c63.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e52ae?

White text reads better on #6e52ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e52ae a warm or cool color?

#6e52ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 51.2% and its chroma 0.141.