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#736ca6 color: Wintertime Mauve

#736ca6 is rgb(115, 108, 166) in RGB and oklch(56.159% 0.0888 288.73) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

56.2%
0.089
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #736ca6

#736ca6 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve (#786daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #736ca6 mixed with white

  1. 736ca6
  2. 807aaf
  3. 8d88b8
  4. 9a97c1
  5. a8a5ca
  6. b6b4d3
  7. c4c2dc
  8. d3d1e5
  9. e1e0ee
  10. f0f0f6

Darker: #736ca6 mixed with black

  1. 736ca6
  2. 635d90
  3. 544e7a
  4. 454065
  5. 363251
  6. 28253e
  7. 1b192b
  8. 0f0d1a
  9. 05040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #736ca6 with less saturation

  1. 736ca6
  2. 736da1
  3. 736e9c
  4. 736f98
  5. 737093
  6. 73718e
  7. 747289
  8. 747384
  9. 74737f
  10. 74747a

Questions about #736ca6

What color is #736ca6?

#736ca6 is muted violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(115, 108, 166), in HSL hsl(247.24, 24.58%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.159% 0.0888 288.73).

What colors go well with #736ca6?

The complementary color of #736ca6 is #797937. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5476a9 and #8b6496. The triadic partners are #9f6445 and #35866c.

Is white or black text more readable on #736ca6?

White text reads better on #736ca6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #736ca6 a warm or cool color?

#736ca6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.089.