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#744ea9 color: Royal Lavender

#744ea9 is rgb(116, 78, 169) in RGB and oklch(50.836% 0.142 300.738) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

50.8%
0.142
301°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-800
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #744ea9

#744ea9 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 50.8% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.17:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, 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: #744ea9 mixed with white

  1. 744ea9
  2. 8160b2
  3. 8e71bb
  4. 9b83c4
  5. a994cd
  6. b6a5d6
  7. c4b7de
  8. d3c9e7
  9. e1dbef
  10. f0edf7

Darker: #744ea9 mixed with black

  1. 744ea9
  2. 644392
  3. 54387c
  4. 452d67
  5. 372353
  6. 29193f
  7. 1b0f2c
  8. 0f071b
  9. 05020a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #744ea9 with less saturation

  1. 744ea9
  2. 7251a3
  3. 71549c
  4. 6f5795
  5. 6e5a8f
  6. 6c5c88
  7. 6b5e81
  8. 69607b
  9. 686274
  10. 67646d

Questions about #744ea9

What color is #744ea9?

#744ea9 is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(116, 78, 169), in HSL hsl(265.05, 36.84%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.836% 0.142 300.738).

What colors go well with #744ea9?

The complementary color of #744ea9 is #5b7000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #485db6 and #91428b. The triadic partners are #9c4d00 and #007a69.

Is white or black text more readable on #744ea9?

White text reads better on #744ea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #744ea9 a warm or cool color?

#744ea9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 50.8% and its chroma 0.142.