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#756ab2 color: Clear Mauve

#756ab2 is rgb(117, 106, 178) in RGB and oklch(56.563% 0.10951 289.427) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

56.6%
0.110
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #756ab2

#756ab2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Clear Mauve (#766cb0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #756ab2 mixed with white

  1. 756ab2
  2. 8178ba
  3. 8e87c2
  4. 9c96ca
  5. a9a4d2
  6. b7b3da
  7. c5c2e1
  8. d3d1e9
  9. e1e0f0
  10. f0f0f8

Darker: #756ab2 mixed with black

  1. 756ab2
  2. 655b9a
  3. 554d83
  4. 463f6d
  5. 373157
  6. 292443
  7. 1c182f
  8. 0f0d1d
  9. 05040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #756ab2 with less saturation

  1. 756ab2
  2. 756cac
  3. 756da6
  4. 756fa1
  5. 75709b
  6. 757195
  7. 75728f
  8. 757389
  9. 757483
  10. 76757c

Questions about #756ab2

What color is #756ab2?

#756ab2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Clear Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(117, 106, 178), in HSL hsl(249.17, 31.86%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.563% 0.10951 289.427).

What colors go well with #756ab2?

The complementary color of #756ab2 is #7b7b20. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e76b6 and #92609e. The triadic partners are #a96137 and #0f8a6b.

Is white or black text more readable on #756ab2?

White text reads better on #756ab2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #756ab2 a warm or cool color?

#756ab2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.11.