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#725fa6 color: Genestealer Purple

#725fa6 is rgb(114, 95, 166) in RGB and oklch(53.508% 0.10988 294.724) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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256°
100%

53.5%
0.110
295°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #725fa6

#725fa6 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Genestealer Purple (#7761ab). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #725fa6 mixed with white

  1. 725fa6
  2. 7f6eaf
  3. 8c7eb9
  4. 998ec2
  5. a79dcb
  6. b5add4
  7. c4bddc
  8. d2cde5
  9. e1deee
  10. f0eef6

Darker: #725fa6 mixed with black

  1. 725fa6
  2. 625290
  3. 53447a
  4. 443865
  5. 362c51
  6. 28203e
  7. 1b152b
  8. 0e0a1a
  9. 04030a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #725fa6 with less saturation

  1. 725fa6
  2. 7161a1
  3. 71639b
  4. 706495
  5. 706690
  6. 6f678a
  7. 6f6985
  8. 6e6a7f
  9. 6e6b79
  10. 6d6c73

Questions about #725fa6

What color is #725fa6?

#725fa6 is soft violet. The closest named color is Genestealer Purple. In RGB it is rgb(114, 95, 166), in HSL hsl(256.06, 28.51%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.508% 0.10988 294.724).

What colors go well with #725fa6?

The complementary color of #725fa6 is #6c741a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d6bad and #8d5590. The triadic partners are #9d5a26 and #008169.

Is white or black text more readable on #725fa6?

White text reads better on #725fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #725fa6 a warm or cool color?

#725fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.11.