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#756cbc color: Purple Toolbox

#756cbc is rgb(117, 108, 188) in RGB and oklch(57.506% 0.12079 287.114) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

57.5%
0.121
287°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #756cbc

#756cbc is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 287°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Toolbox (#746cc0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #756cbc mixed with white

  1. 756cbc
  2. 817ac3
  3. 8e89cb
  4. 9b97d2
  5. a9a6d9
  6. b7b4df
  7. c5c3e6
  8. d3d2ec
  9. e1e1f3
  10. f0f0f9

Darker: #756cbc mixed with black

  1. 756cbc
  2. 655da3
  3. 554e8b
  4. 464073
  5. 37325d
  6. 292547
  7. 1c1932
  8. 0f0d1f
  9. 05040d
  10. 010002

Calmer: #756cbc with less saturation

  1. 756cbc
  2. 756eb6
  3. 756faf
  4. 7571a8
  5. 7672a2
  6. 76749b
  7. 767595
  8. 77768e
  9. 777787
  10. 787880

Questions about #756cbc

What color is #756cbc?

#756cbc is soft violet. The closest named color is Purple Toolbox. In RGB it is rgb(117, 108, 188), in HSL hsl(246.75, 37.38%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.506% 0.12079 287.114).

What colors go well with #756cbc?

The complementary color of #756cbc is #817d09. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4879bf and #9560a8. The triadic partners are #b16034 and #008f6a.

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

White text reads better on #756cbc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #756cbc a warm or cool color?

#756cbc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 287 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.121.