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#7656ac color: Royal Lavender

#7656ac is rgb(118, 86, 172) in RGB and oklch(52.597% 0.13341 298.923) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

52.6%
0.133
299°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.70:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #7656ac

#7656ac is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.68:1 contrast and black text 3.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lavender (#7851a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #7656ac mixed with white

  1. 7656ac
  2. 8267b5
  3. 8f77be
  4. 9c88c6
  5. aa98cf
  6. b7a9d7
  7. c5badf
  8. d3cbe8
  9. e2dcef
  10. f0eef7

Darker: #7656ac mixed with black

  1. 7656ac
  2. 664a95
  3. 563e7f
  4. 473269
  5. 382754
  6. 291c40
  7. 1c122d
  8. 0f081b
  9. 05020b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #7656ac with less saturation

  1. 7656ac
  2. 7559a6
  3. 735b9f
  4. 725e99
  5. 716093
  6. 70628c
  7. 6f6486
  8. 6d667f
  9. 6c6778
  10. 6b6971

Questions about #7656ac

What color is #7656ac?

#7656ac is soft violet. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(118, 86, 172), in HSL hsl(262.33, 34.13%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.597% 0.13341 298.923).

What colors go well with #7656ac?

The complementary color of #7656ac is #637400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4b64b7 and #934b90. The triadic partners are #a15300 and #00806c.

Is white or black text more readable on #7656ac?

White text reads better on #7656ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and black gives 3.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7656ac a warm or cool color?

#7656ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.133.