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#753a88 color: Perkin Mauve

#753a88 is rgb(117, 58, 136) in RGB and oklch(45.761% 0.13555 317.28) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

45.8%
0.136
317°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #753a88

#753a88 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.73:1 contrast and black text 2.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #753a88 mixed with white

  1. 753a88
  2. 824e94
  3. 9061a0
  4. 9e74ac
  5. ab87b8
  6. b99ac4
  7. c7aed0
  8. d5c2dc
  9. e3d6e7
  10. f1eaf3

Darker: #753a88 mixed with black

  1. 753a88
  2. 653175
  3. 552863
  4. 462052
  5. 371841
  6. 291031
  7. 1c0922
  8. 0f0413
  9. 050106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #753a88 with less saturation

  1. 753a88
  2. 723e83
  3. 6f427f
  4. 6d457a
  5. 6a4875
  6. 674b70
  7. 644e6b
  8. 615067
  9. 5e5362
  10. 5b555c

Questions about #753a88

What color is #753a88?

#753a88 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Perkin Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(117, 58, 136), in HSL hsl(285.38, 40.21%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.761% 0.13555 317.28).

What colors go well with #753a88?

The complementary color of #753a88 is #2c6707. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #55479e and #8a3065. The triadic partners are #7a4c00 and #00676a.

Is white or black text more readable on #753a88?

White text reads better on #753a88: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and black gives 2.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #753a88 a warm or cool color?

#753a88 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.136.