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#744dab color: Royal Lavender

#744dab is rgb(116, 77, 171) in RGB and oklch(50.798% 0.14614 300.43) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

50.8%
0.146
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #744dab

#744dab is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 50.8% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.19:1 contrast and black text 3.39:1, 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: #744dab mixed with white

  1. 744dab
  2. 815fb4
  3. 8e71bd
  4. 9b82c6
  5. a893cf
  6. b6a5d7
  7. c4b7df
  8. d3c9e8
  9. e1dbf0
  10. f0edf7

Darker: #744dab mixed with black

  1. 744dab
  2. 644294
  3. 54377e
  4. 452c68
  5. 372254
  6. 291840
  7. 1b0f2d
  8. 0f071b
  9. 05020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #744dab with less saturation

  1. 744dab
  2. 7251a4
  3. 71549e
  4. 6f5797
  5. 6e5990
  6. 6c5c89
  7. 6b5e82
  8. 69607b
  9. 686274
  10. 67646d

Questions about #744dab

What color is #744dab?

#744dab is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(116, 77, 171), in HSL hsl(264.89, 37.9%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.798% 0.14614 300.43).

What colors go well with #744dab?

The complementary color of #744dab is #5b7000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #475cb8 and #92408c. The triadic partners are #9d4d00 and #007968.

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

White text reads better on #744dab: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and black gives 3.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #744dab a warm or cool color?

#744dab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 50.8% and its chroma 0.146.