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#756f8a color: Capercaillie Mauve

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253°
100%

OKLCH

55.7%
0.042
295°
  • ≈ Slate
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • gray-500
  • Black 46%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text4.78:1 · AALc -79
Black text4.40:1 · Below AALc 31

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About #756f8a

#756f8a is a dusty violet color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.042 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 4.78:1 contrast and black text 4.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Capercaillie Mauve (#78728c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is gray-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #756f8a mixed with white

  1. 756f8a
  2. 827c95
  3. 8f8aa1
  4. 9c98ac
  5. aaa6b8
  6. b7b4c3
  7. c5c3cf
  8. d4d2db
  9. e2e1e7
  10. f0f0f3

Darker: #756f8a mixed with black

  1. 756f8a
  2. 656077
  3. 555165
  4. 464253
  5. 373442
  6. 292732
  7. 1c1a22
  8. 0f0e14
  9. 050407
  10. 010101

Calmer: #756f8a with less saturation

  1. 756f8a
  2. 756f88
  3. 757086
  4. 747083
  5. 747181
  6. 74717f
  7. 74727d
  8. 74727a
  9. 747378
  10. 747376