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#756ea8 color: Wintertime Mauve

#756ea8 is rgb(117, 110, 168) in RGB and oklch(56.837% 0.08856 288.783) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

56.8%
0.089
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #756ea8

#756ea8 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.61:1 contrast and black text 4.55:1, 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: #756ea8 mixed with white

  1. 756ea8
  2. 827cb1
  3. 8f8aba
  4. 9c98c3
  5. a9a6cb
  6. b7b5d4
  7. c5c3dd
  8. d3d2e5
  9. e2e1ee
  10. f0f0f6

Darker: #756ea8 mixed with black

  1. 756ea8
  2. 655f92
  3. 55507c
  4. 464167
  5. 373352
  6. 29263f
  7. 1c192c
  8. 0f0e1a
  9. 05040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #756ea8 with less saturation

  1. 756ea8
  2. 756fa3
  3. 75709e
  4. 75719a
  5. 757295
  6. 757390
  7. 76748b
  8. 767586
  9. 767581
  10. 76767c

Questions about #756ea8

What color is #756ea8?

#756ea8 is muted violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(117, 110, 168), in HSL hsl(247.24, 25%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.837% 0.08856 288.783).

What colors go well with #756ea8?

The complementary color of #756ea8 is #7b7b39. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5678ab and #8d6698. The triadic partners are #a16647 and #38886e.

Is white or black text more readable on #756ea8?

White text reads better on #756ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and black gives 4.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #756ea8 a warm or cool color?

#756ea8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.089.