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#774091 color: Perkin Mauve

#774091 is rgb(119, 64, 145) in RGB and oklch(47.453% 0.13657 313.72) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

47.5%
0.137
314°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #774091

#774091 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.18:1 contrast and black text 2.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #774091 mixed with white

  1. 774091
  2. 84539c
  3. 9166a8
  4. 9f78b3
  5. ac8bbe
  6. ba9ec9
  7. c7b1d4
  8. d5c4df
  9. e3d7e9
  10. f1ebf4

Darker: #774091 mixed with black

  1. 774091
  2. 67367d
  3. 572d6a
  4. 472458
  5. 381b46
  6. 2a1335
  7. 1c0b25
  8. 100515
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #774091 with less saturation

  1. 774091
  2. 74448c
  3. 724787
  4. 6f4b82
  5. 6d4e7c
  6. 6a5077
  7. 675372
  8. 64556d
  9. 625867
  10. 5f5a62

Questions about #774091

What color is #774091?

#774091 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Perkin Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(119, 64, 145), in HSL hsl(280.74, 38.76%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.453% 0.13657 313.72).

What colors go well with #774091?

The complementary color of #774091 is #396b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #554da5 and #8e366f. The triadic partners are #834f00 and #006d6c.

Is white or black text more readable on #774091?

White text reads better on #774091: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and black gives 2.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #774091 a warm or cool color?

#774091 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.137.