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#756dab color: Wintertime Mauve

#756dab is rgb(117, 109, 171) in RGB and oklch(56.787% 0.09457 288.931) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

56.8%
0.095
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #756dab

#756dab is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.63:1 contrast and black text 4.53:1, 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: #756dab mixed with white

  1. 756dab
  2. 827bb4
  3. 8f89bc
  4. 9c97c5
  5. a9a6cd
  6. b7b4d6
  7. c5c3de
  8. d3d2e6
  9. e2e1ef
  10. f0f0f7

Darker: #756dab mixed with black

  1. 756dab
  2. 655e94
  3. 554f7e
  4. 464168
  5. 373354
  6. 292640
  7. 1c192d
  8. 0f0d1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #756dab with less saturation

  1. 756dab
  2. 756ea6
  3. 756fa1
  4. 75719c
  5. 757297
  6. 757391
  7. 76738c
  8. 767487
  9. 767582
  10. 76767c

Questions about #756dab

What color is #756dab?

#756dab is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(117, 109, 171), in HSL hsl(247.74, 26.96%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.787% 0.09457 288.931).

What colors go well with #756dab?

The complementary color of #756dab is #7b7b33. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5477ae and #8f649a. The triadic partners are #a46542 and #30896d.

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

White text reads better on #756dab: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and black gives 4.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #756dab a warm or cool color?

#756dab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.095.