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#744faa color: Royal Lavender

#744faa is rgb(116, 79, 170) in RGB and oklch(51.067% 0.14169 300.207) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

51.1%
0.142
300°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-800
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #744faa

#744faa is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 51.1% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, 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: #744faa mixed with white

  1. 744faa
  2. 8161b3
  3. 8e72bc
  4. 9b83c5
  5. a894ce
  6. b6a6d6
  7. c4b7df
  8. d3c9e7
  9. e1dbef
  10. f0edf7

Darker: #744faa mixed with black

  1. 744faa
  2. 644493
  3. 54387d
  4. 452e68
  5. 372353
  6. 29193f
  7. 1b102d
  8. 0f071b
  9. 05020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #744faa with less saturation

  1. 744faa
  2. 7252a3
  3. 71559d
  4. 6f5896
  5. 6e5b90
  6. 6d5d89
  7. 6b5f82
  8. 6a617b
  9. 696374
  10. 67656d

Questions about #744faa

What color is #744faa?

#744faa is soft purple. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(116, 79, 170), in HSL hsl(264.4, 36.55%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.067% 0.14169 300.207).

What colors go well with #744faa?

The complementary color of #744faa is #5c7100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #485eb6 and #92438c. The triadic partners are #9e4d00 and #007a69.

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

White text reads better on #744faa: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #744faa a warm or cool color?

#744faa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 51.1% and its chroma 0.142.