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#756ead color: Wintertime Mauve

#756ead is rgb(117, 110, 173) in RGB and oklch(57.09% 0.09594 288.054) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

57.1%
0.096
288°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #756ead

#756ead is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 288°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.57:1 contrast and black text 4.59:1, 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: #756ead mixed with white

  1. 756ead
  2. 827cb6
  3. 8e8abe
  4. 9c98c6
  5. a9a6cf
  6. b7b5d7
  7. c5c3df
  8. d3d2e7
  9. e2e1ef
  10. f0f0f7

Darker: #756ead mixed with black

  1. 756ead
  2. 655f96
  3. 55507f
  4. 46416a
  5. 373355
  6. 292641
  7. 1c192d
  8. 0f0e1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #756ead with less saturation

  1. 756ead
  2. 756fa8
  3. 7570a3
  4. 75729d
  5. 767398
  6. 767493
  7. 76748e
  8. 767588
  9. 777683
  10. 77777d

Questions about #756ead

What color is #756ead?

#756ead is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(117, 110, 173), in HSL hsl(246.67, 27.75%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.09% 0.09594 288.054).

What colors go well with #756ead?

The complementary color of #756ead is #7d7c32. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5379b0 and #8f659c. The triadic partners are #a56543 and #318a6d.

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

White text reads better on #756ead: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and black gives 4.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #756ead a warm or cool color?

#756ead is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 288 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.096.