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#864097 color: Cadmium Violet

#864097 is rgb(134, 64, 151) in RGB and oklch(49.72% 0.15015 319.435) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

49.7%
0.150
319°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #864097

#864097 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 319°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.58:1 contrast and black text 3.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cadmium Violet (#7f3e98). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #864097 mixed with white

  1. 864097
  2. 9254a2
  3. 9e66ac
  4. ab79b7
  5. b78cc1
  6. c39fcc
  7. cfb2d6
  8. dbc5e0
  9. e7d8eb
  10. f3ebf5

Darker: #864097 mixed with black

  1. 864097
  2. 743683
  3. 622d6f
  4. 51245c
  5. 401b49
  6. 301337
  7. 210b26
  8. 130517
  9. 060108
  10. 010001

Calmer: #864097 with less saturation

  1. 864097
  2. 834592
  3. 7f498d
  4. 7c4d88
  5. 795183
  6. 75547d
  7. 725778
  8. 6e5a73
  9. 6a5d6d
  10. 666068

Questions about #864097

What color is #864097?

#864097 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Cadmium Violet. In RGB it is rgb(134, 64, 151), in HSL hsl(288.28, 40.47%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.72% 0.15015 319.435).

What colors go well with #864097?

The complementary color of #864097 is #2a750f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #634eb1 and #9d356f. The triadic partners are #875800 and #007379.

Is white or black text more readable on #864097?

White text reads better on #864097: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and black gives 3.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #864097 a warm or cool color?

#864097 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 319 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.15.