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#744daa color: Royal Lavender

#744daa is rgb(116, 77, 170) in RGB and oklch(50.734% 0.14487 300.705) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

50.7%
0.145
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #744daa

#744daa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lavender (#7851a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More medium purple colors

Lighter: #744daa mixed with white

  1. 744daa
  2. 815fb3
  3. 8e70bc
  4. 9b82c5
  5. a993ce
  6. b6a5d7
  7. c4b7df
  8. d3c8e7
  9. e1daef
  10. f0edf7

Darker: #744daa mixed with black

  1. 744daa
  2. 644293
  3. 54377d
  4. 452c68
  5. 372253
  6. 29183f
  7. 1b0f2d
  8. 0f071b
  9. 05020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #744daa with less saturation

  1. 744daa
  2. 7250a3
  3. 71549d
  4. 6f5696
  5. 6e598f
  6. 6c5c89
  7. 6b5e82
  8. 69607b
  9. 686274
  10. 66646d

Questions about #744daa

What color is #744daa?

#744daa is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(116, 77, 170), in HSL hsl(265.16, 37.65%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.734% 0.14487 300.705).

What colors go well with #744daa?

The complementary color of #744daa is #5b7000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #475cb7 and #92408b. The triadic partners are #9c4d00 and #007969.

Is white or black text more readable on #744daa?

White text reads better on #744daa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #744daa a warm or cool color?

#744daa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.145.