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#736eab color: Wintertime Mauve

#736eab is rgb(115, 110, 171) in RGB and oklch(56.818% 0.09307 286.791) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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245°
100%

56.8%
0.093
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #736eab

#736eab is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.62:1 contrast and black text 4.55:1, 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: #736eab mixed with white

  1. 736eab
  2. 807cb4
  3. 8d8abc
  4. 9a98c5
  5. a8a6cd
  6. b6b5d6
  7. c4c3de
  8. d2d2e6
  9. e1e1ef
  10. f0f0f7

Darker: #736eab mixed with black

  1. 736eab
  2. 635f94
  3. 54507e
  4. 454168
  5. 363354
  6. 282640
  7. 1b192d
  8. 0f0e1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #736eab with less saturation

  1. 736eab
  2. 736fa6
  3. 7370a1
  4. 74719c
  5. 747297
  6. 747391
  7. 75748c
  8. 757587
  9. 767582
  10. 76767c

Questions about #736eab

What color is #736eab?

#736eab is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(115, 110, 171), in HSL hsl(244.92, 26.64%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.818% 0.09307 286.791).

What colors go well with #736eab?

The complementary color of #736eab is #7d7a33. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5278ad and #8d659b. The triadic partners are #a46545 and #35886b.

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

White text reads better on #736eab: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and black gives 4.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #736eab a warm or cool color?

#736eab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.093.