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#756daf color: Clear Mauve

#756daf is rgb(117, 109, 175) in RGB and oklch(56.994% 0.10044 288.338) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

57%
0.100
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #756daf

#756daf is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast and black text 4.56:1, 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: #756daf mixed with white

  1. 756daf
  2. 827bb7
  3. 8e89c0
  4. 9c98c8
  5. a9a6d0
  6. b7b4d8
  7. c5c3e0
  8. d3d2e8
  9. e2e1f0
  10. f0f0f7

Darker: #756daf mixed with black

  1. 756daf
  2. 655e98
  3. 554f81
  4. 46416b
  5. 373356
  6. 292641
  7. 1c192e
  8. 0f0d1c
  9. 05040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #756daf with less saturation

  1. 756daf
  2. 756eaa
  3. 7570a4
  4. 75719f
  5. 757299
  6. 767394
  7. 76748e
  8. 767589
  9. 767683
  10. 77767d

Questions about #756daf

What color is #756daf?

#756daf is soft violet. The closest named color is Clear Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(117, 109, 175), in HSL hsl(247.27, 29.2%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.994% 0.10044 288.338).

What colors go well with #756daf?

The complementary color of #756daf is #7d7c2d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5178b2 and #90649d. The triadic partners are #a76440 and #298a6c.

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

White text reads better on #756daf: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and black gives 4.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #756daf a warm or cool color?

#756daf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.1.