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#736ea8 color: Wintertime Mauve

#736ea8 is rgb(115, 110, 168) in RGB and oklch(56.666% 0.08862 287.159) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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245°
100%

56.7%
0.089
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #736ea8

#736ea8 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.64:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, 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: #736ea8 mixed with white

  1. 736ea8
  2. 807cb1
  3. 8d8aba
  4. 9a98c3
  5. a8a6cb
  6. b6b5d4
  7. c4c3dd
  8. d3d2e5
  9. e1e1ee
  10. f0f0f6

Darker: #736ea8 mixed with black

  1. 736ea8
  2. 635f92
  3. 54507c
  4. 454167
  5. 363352
  6. 28263f
  7. 1b192c
  8. 0f0e1a
  9. 05040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #736ea8 with less saturation

  1. 736ea8
  2. 736fa3
  3. 73709e
  4. 74719a
  5. 747295
  6. 747390
  7. 75748b
  8. 757486
  9. 757581
  10. 76767b

Questions about #736ea8

What color is #736ea8?

#736ea8 is muted violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(115, 110, 168), in HSL hsl(245.17, 25%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.666% 0.08862 287.159).

What colors go well with #736ea8?

The complementary color of #736ea8 is #7c7a37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5478aa and #8c6699. The triadic partners are #a16647 and #39876b.

Is white or black text more readable on #736ea8?

White text reads better on #736ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #736ea8 a warm or cool color?

#736ea8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.089.