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#756baa color: Wintertime Mauve

#756baa is rgb(117, 107, 170) in RGB and oklch(56.336% 0.09629 290.236) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

56.3%
0.096
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #756baa

#756baa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.73:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, 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: #756baa mixed with white

  1. 756baa
  2. 8279b3
  3. 8f88bc
  4. 9c96c4
  5. a9a5cd
  6. b7b3d5
  7. c5c2de
  8. d3d1e6
  9. e2e0ee
  10. f0f0f7

Darker: #756baa mixed with black

  1. 756baa
  2. 655c93
  3. 554e7d
  4. 463f68
  5. 373253
  6. 29253f
  7. 1c182d
  8. 0f0d1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #756baa with less saturation

  1. 756baa
  2. 756ca5
  3. 756ea0
  4. 756f9b
  5. 757096
  6. 757190
  7. 75728b
  8. 757386
  9. 757480
  10. 75757b

Questions about #756baa

What color is #756baa?

#756baa is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(117, 107, 170), in HSL hsl(249.52, 27.04%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.336% 0.09629 290.236).

What colors go well with #756baa?

The complementary color of #756baa is #797a31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5476ae and #8f6298. The triadic partners are #a2643f and #2a876d.

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

White text reads better on #756baa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #756baa a warm or cool color?

#756baa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.096.