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#7474ae color: Purple Mountain Majesty

#7474ae is rgb(116, 116, 174) in RGB and oklch(58.278% 0.0883 283.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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240°
100%

58.3%
0.088
283°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #7474ae

#7474ae is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 283°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#7a70a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #7474ae mixed with white

  1. 7474ae
  2. 8181b6
  3. 8e8fbf
  4. 9b9cc7
  5. a9aacf
  6. b7b8d7
  7. c5c6df
  8. d3d4e7
  9. e1e2ef
  10. f0f1f7

Darker: #7474ae mixed with black

  1. 7474ae
  2. 646497
  3. 545480
  4. 45456a
  5. 373755
  6. 292941
  7. 1b1b2e
  8. 0f0f1c
  9. 05050b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #7474ae with less saturation

  1. 7474ae
  2. 7575a9
  3. 7576a4
  4. 76779f
  5. 76779a
  6. 777895
  7. 787990
  8. 79798b
  9. 797a86
  10. 7a7a80

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Colors that go with #7474ae

Complementary
#7474ae#847d3b
Analogous
#7474ae#557eae#8e6ba0
Triadic
#7474ae#a7694f#438c6c
Split
#7474ae#9b733b#66874f

Questions about #7474ae

What color is #7474ae?

#7474ae is soft indigo. The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(116, 116, 174), in HSL hsl(240, 26.36%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.278% 0.0883 283.318).

What colors go well with #7474ae?

The complementary color of #7474ae is #847d3b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #557eae and #8e6ba0. The triadic partners are #a7694f and #438c6c.

Is white or black text more readable on #7474ae?

White text reads better on #7474ae: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7474ae a warm or cool color?

#7474ae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 283 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.088.