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#7770aa color: Purple Mountain Majesty

#7770aa is rgb(119, 112, 170) in RGB and oklch(57.513% 0.08832 288.833) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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247°
100%

57.5%
0.088
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc -77
Black text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #7770aa

#7770aa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.48:1 contrast and black text 4.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#7a70a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #7770aa mixed with white

  1. 7770aa
  2. 837eb3
  3. 908cbb
  4. 9d99c4
  5. aba8cd
  6. b8b6d5
  7. c6c4de
  8. d4d3e6
  9. e2e1ee
  10. f0f0f7

Darker: #7770aa mixed with black

  1. 7770aa
  2. 676093
  3. 57517d
  4. 474368
  5. 383553
  6. 2a273f
  7. 1c1a2d
  8. 100e1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #7770aa with less saturation

  1. 7770aa
  2. 7771a5
  3. 7772a0
  4. 77739c
  5. 777497
  6. 777592
  7. 78768d
  8. 787788
  9. 787783
  10. 78787e

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Colors that go with #7770aa

Complementary
#7770aa#7d7d3b
Analogous
#7770aa#587aad#8f689a
Triadic
#7770aa#a36949#3a8a70
Split
#7770aa#957237#5e8652

Questions about #7770aa

What color is #7770aa?

#7770aa is soft violet. The closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty. In RGB it is rgb(119, 112, 170), in HSL hsl(247.24, 25.44%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.513% 0.08832 288.833).

What colors go well with #7770aa?

The complementary color of #7770aa is #7d7d3b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #587aad and #8f689a. The triadic partners are #a36949 and #3a8a70.

Is white or black text more readable on #7770aa?

White text reads better on #7770aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and black gives 4.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #7770aa a warm or cool color?

#7770aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.088.