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#783b8c color: Perkin Mauve

#783b8c is rgb(120, 59, 140) in RGB and oklch(46.536% 0.13971 317.107) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

46.5%
0.140
317°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #783b8c

#783b8c is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.49:1 contrast and black text 2.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #783b8c mixed with white

  1. 783b8c
  2. 854f98
  3. 9362a3
  4. a075af
  5. ad88ba
  6. bb9bc6
  7. c8afd1
  8. d6c2dd
  9. e3d6e8
  10. f1ebf4

Darker: #783b8c mixed with black

  1. 783b8c
  2. 673279
  3. 572967
  4. 482155
  5. 391943
  6. 2a1133
  7. 1d0923
  8. 100414
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #783b8c with less saturation

  1. 783b8c
  2. 753f87
  3. 724382
  4. 6f477d
  5. 6c4a78
  6. 694d73
  7. 66506e
  8. 635269
  9. 605564
  10. 5d575f

Questions about #783b8c

What color is #783b8c?

#783b8c is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Perkin Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(120, 59, 140), in HSL hsl(285.19, 40.7%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.536% 0.13971 317.107).

What colors go well with #783b8c?

The complementary color of #783b8c is #2d6a03. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5748a2 and #8e3168. The triadic partners are #7d4e00 and #00696c.

Is white or black text more readable on #783b8c?

White text reads better on #783b8c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and black gives 2.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #783b8c a warm or cool color?

#783b8c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.14.