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#756ba7 color: Wintertime Mauve

#756ba7 is rgb(117, 107, 167) in RGB and oklch(56.182% 0.09189 290.778) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

56.2%
0.092
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #756ba7

#756ba7 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.75:1 contrast and black text 4.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve (#786daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #756ba7 mixed with white

  1. 756ba7
  2. 8279b0
  3. 8f87b9
  4. 9c96c2
  5. a9a4cb
  6. b7b3d4
  7. c5c2dc
  8. d3d1e5
  9. e2e0ee
  10. f0f0f6

Darker: #756ba7 mixed with black

  1. 756ba7
  2. 655c91
  3. 554e7b
  4. 463f66
  5. 373252
  6. 29253e
  7. 1c182c
  8. 0f0d1a
  9. 05040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #756ba7 with less saturation

  1. 756ba7
  2. 756ca2
  3. 756d9d
  4. 756f98
  5. 757093
  6. 75718f
  7. 75728a
  8. 757284
  9. 75737f
  10. 75747a

Questions about #756ba7

What color is #756ba7?

#756ba7 is muted violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(117, 107, 167), in HSL hsl(250, 25.42%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.182% 0.09189 290.778).

What colors go well with #756ba7?

The complementary color of #756ba7 is #787a35. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5675ab and #8d6396. The triadic partners are #a06441 and #2f866d.

Is white or black text more readable on #756ba7?

White text reads better on #756ba7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and black gives 4.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #756ba7 a warm or cool color?

#756ba7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.092.