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#766ca9 color: Wintertime Mauve

#766ca9 is rgb(118, 108, 169) in RGB and oklch(56.572% 0.09323 290.62) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

56.6%
0.093
291°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #766ca9

#766ca9 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, 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: #766ca9 mixed with white

  1. 766ca9
  2. 837ab2
  3. 8f88bb
  4. 9d97c3
  5. aaa5cc
  6. b8b4d5
  7. c5c2dd
  8. d4d1e6
  9. e2e0ee
  10. f0f0f7

Darker: #766ca9 mixed with black

  1. 766ca9
  2. 665d92
  3. 564e7c
  4. 474067
  5. 383253
  6. 29253f
  7. 1c192c
  8. 0f0d1b
  9. 05040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #766ca9 with less saturation

  1. 766ca9
  2. 766da4
  3. 766e9f
  4. 76709a
  5. 767195
  6. 767290
  7. 76738b
  8. 767486
  9. 767481
  10. 76757b

Questions about #766ca9

What color is #766ca9?

#766ca9 is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(118, 108, 169), in HSL hsl(249.84, 26.18%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.572% 0.09323 290.62).

What colors go well with #766ca9?

The complementary color of #766ca9 is #797b35. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5676ad and #8f6398. The triadic partners are #a26541 and #2f886e.

Is white or black text more readable on #766ca9?

White text reads better on #766ca9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #766ca9 a warm or cool color?

#766ca9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.093.