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#736ab3 color: Clear Mauve

#736ab3 is rgb(115, 106, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.445% 0.111 287.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

56.4%
0.111
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #736ab3

#736ab3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.73:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Clear Mauve (#766cb0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #736ab3 mixed with white

  1. 736ab3
  2. 8079bb
  3. 8d87c3
  4. 9a96cb
  5. a8a4d3
  6. b6b3da
  7. c4c2e2
  8. d2d1e9
  9. e1e0f1
  10. f0f0f8

Darker: #736ab3 mixed with black

  1. 736ab3
  2. 635b9b
  3. 544d84
  4. 453f6e
  5. 363158
  6. 282443
  7. 1b182f
  8. 0f0d1d
  9. 05040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #736ab3 with less saturation

  1. 736ab3
  2. 736cad
  3. 736da7
  4. 736ea1
  5. 73709b
  6. 747195
  7. 74728f
  8. 747389
  9. 757482
  10. 75757c

Questions about #736ab3

What color is #736ab3?

#736ab3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Clear Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(115, 106, 179), in HSL hsl(247.4, 32.44%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.445% 0.111 287.952).

What colors go well with #736ab3?

The complementary color of #736ab3 is #7c7a1c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b76b6 and #915fa0. The triadic partners are #aa5f37 and #108a69.

Is white or black text more readable on #736ab3?

White text reads better on #736ab3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #736ab3 a warm or cool color?

#736ab3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.111.