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#774eb3 color: Royal Lavender

#774eb3 is rgb(119, 78, 179) in RGB and oklch(51.797% 0.15524 299.709) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

51.8%
0.155
300°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • purple-800
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #774eb3

#774eb3 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.96:1 contrast and black text 3.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Lavender (#7851a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-800.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #774eb3 mixed with white

  1. 774eb3
  2. 8360bc
  3. 9072c4
  4. 9d83cc
  5. aa95d4
  6. b8a6db
  7. c6b8e3
  8. d4c9ea
  9. e2dbf1
  10. f0edf8

Darker: #774eb3 mixed with black

  1. 774eb3
  2. 67439b
  3. 573884
  4. 472d6e
  5. 382358
  6. 2a1943
  7. 1c0f2f
  8. 10071d
  9. 05020c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #774eb3 with less saturation

  1. 774eb3
  2. 7552ac
  3. 7455a5
  4. 72589d
  5. 705b96
  6. 6f5e8f
  7. 6d6087
  8. 6c6380
  9. 6b6578
  10. 696670

Questions about #774eb3

What color is #774eb3?

#774eb3 is soft violet. The closest named color is Royal Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(119, 78, 179), in HSL hsl(264.36, 39.92%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.797% 0.15524 299.709).

What colors go well with #774eb3?

The complementary color of #774eb3 is #5f7300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #465fc0 and #974092. The triadic partners are #a14e00 and #007d6a.

Is white or black text more readable on #774eb3?

White text reads better on #774eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and black gives 3.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #774eb3 a warm or cool color?

#774eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.155.