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#6e5fac color: Simply Purple

#6e5fac is rgb(110, 95, 172) in RGB and oklch(53.482% 0.11822 290.801) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

53.5%
0.118
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #6e5fac

#6e5fac is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.39:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Simply Purple (#715bb1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #6e5fac mixed with white

  1. 6e5fac
  2. 7b6fb5
  3. 887ebe
  4. 968ec6
  5. a49ecf
  6. b3add7
  7. c1bddf
  8. d0cee7
  9. e0deef
  10. efeef7

Darker: #6e5fac mixed with black

  1. 6e5fac
  2. 5f5295
  3. 50447f
  4. 413869
  5. 332c54
  6. 262040
  7. 19152d
  8. 0e0a1b
  9. 04030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #6e5fac with less saturation

  1. 6e5fac
  2. 6e61a6
  3. 6d63a0
  4. 6d649a
  5. 6d6694
  6. 6d678d
  7. 6d6987
  8. 6d6a81
  9. 6d6b7a
  10. 6d6c74

Questions about #6e5fac

What color is #6e5fac?

#6e5fac is soft violet. The closest named color is Simply Purple. In RGB it is rgb(110, 95, 172), in HSL hsl(251.69, 31.69%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.482% 0.11822 290.801).

What colors go well with #6e5fac?

The complementary color of #6e5fac is #717300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #446cb1 and #8c5497. The triadic partners are #a25623 and #008264.

Is white or black text more readable on #6e5fac?

White text reads better on #6e5fac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6e5fac a warm or cool color?

#6e5fac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.118.