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#6f50be color: Soft violet

#6f50be is rgb(111, 80, 190) in RGB and oklch(52.065% 0.16547 292.722) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

52.1%
0.165
293°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • purple-800
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #6f50be

#6f50be is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.89:1 contrast and black text 3.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Circumorbital Ring (#6258c4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #6f50be mixed with white

  1. 6f50be
  2. 7c62c6
  3. 8974cd
  4. 9685d4
  5. a497db
  6. b2a8e2
  7. c1b9e8
  8. d0caee
  9. dfdcf4
  10. efedfa

Darker: #6f50be mixed with black

  1. 6f50be
  2. 6044a5
  3. 51398c
  4. 422e75
  5. 34245e
  6. 271a48
  7. 1a1033
  8. 0e071f
  9. 04020d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #6f50be with less saturation

  1. 6f50be
  2. 6e54b6
  3. 6d57ae
  4. 6c5ba5
  5. 6b5d9d
  6. 6b6095
  7. 6a628c
  8. 6a6484
  9. 69667b
  10. 696872

Questions about #6f50be

What color is #6f50be?

#6f50be is soft violet. The closest named color is Soft violet. In RGB it is rgb(111, 80, 190), in HSL hsl(256.91, 45.83%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.065% 0.16547 292.722).

What colors go well with #6f50be?

The complementary color of #6f50be is #6b7000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3262c7 and #94409f. The triadic partners are #ab4700 and #007f62.

Is white or black text more readable on #6f50be?

White text reads better on #6f50be: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and black gives 3.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6f50be a warm or cool color?

#6f50be is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.165.