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#733c8a color: Perkin Mauve

#733c8a is rgb(115, 60, 138) in RGB and oklch(45.922% 0.13351 314.933) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

45.9%
0.134
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.74:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #733c8a

#733c8a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.66:1 contrast and black text 2.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

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Lighter: #733c8a mixed with white

  1. 733c8a
  2. 814f96
  3. 8e62a2
  4. 9c75ad
  5. aa88b9
  6. b89bc5
  7. c6afd1
  8. d4c2dc
  9. e2d6e8
  10. f1ebf3

Darker: #733c8a mixed with black

  1. 733c8a
  2. 633377
  3. 542a65
  4. 452153
  5. 361942
  6. 281132
  7. 1b0a22
  8. 0f0414
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #733c8a with less saturation

  1. 733c8a
  2. 704085
  3. 6e4380
  4. 6b477b
  5. 694a77
  6. 664c72
  7. 634f6d
  8. 605167
  9. 5e5462
  10. 5b565d

Questions about #733c8a

What color is #733c8a?

#733c8a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Perkin Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(115, 60, 138), in HSL hsl(282.31, 39.39%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.922% 0.13351 314.933).

What colors go well with #733c8a?

The complementary color of #733c8a is #336701. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #52499e and #893269. The triadic partners are #7d4c00 and #006869.

Is white or black text more readable on #733c8a?

White text reads better on #733c8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and black gives 2.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #733c8a a warm or cool color?

#733c8a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.134.