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#766ea9 color: Wintertime Mauve

#766ea9 is rgb(118, 110, 169) in RGB and oklch(56.973% 0.09003 289.433) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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248°
100%

57%
0.090
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

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

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About #766ea9

#766ea9 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.59:1 contrast and black text 4.57:1, 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: #766ea9 mixed with white

  1. 766ea9
  2. 837cb2
  3. 8f8abb
  4. 9d98c3
  5. aaa6cc
  6. b8b5d5
  7. c5c3dd
  8. d4d2e6
  9. e2e1ee
  10. f0f0f7

Darker: #766ea9 mixed with black

  1. 766ea9
  2. 665f92
  3. 56507c
  4. 474167
  5. 383353
  6. 29263f
  7. 1c192c
  8. 0f0e1b
  9. 05040a
  10. 010101

Calmer: #766ea9 with less saturation

  1. 766ea9
  2. 766fa4
  3. 76709f
  4. 76719a
  5. 767296
  6. 767391
  7. 76748c
  8. 767587
  9. 777682
  10. 77767c

Questions about #766ea9

What color is #766ea9?

#766ea9 is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(118, 110, 169), in HSL hsl(248.14, 25.54%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.973% 0.09003 289.433).

What colors go well with #766ea9?

The complementary color of #766ea9 is #7b7c38. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5778ac and #8f6699. The triadic partners are #a26746 and #36886f.

Is white or black text more readable on #766ea9?

White text reads better on #766ea9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and black gives 4.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #766ea9 a warm or cool color?

#766ea9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.09.