Skip to the color picker

#783c8d color: Perkin Mauve

#783c8d is rgb(120, 60, 141) in RGB and oklch(46.742% 0.13916 316.55) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

284°
100%

46.7%
0.139
317°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.83:1Hard to read
Lc 19

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #783c8d

#783c8d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.42:1 contrast and black text 2.83:1, 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: #783c8d mixed with white

  1. 783c8d
  2. 855099
  3. 9263a4
  4. a076b0
  5. ad89bb
  6. bb9cc7
  7. c8afd2
  8. d6c3dd
  9. e3d7e9
  10. f1ebf4

Darker: #783c8d mixed with black

  1. 783c8d
  2. 67337a
  3. 572a67
  4. 482155
  5. 391944
  6. 2a1133
  7. 1d0a23
  8. 100414
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #783c8d with less saturation

  1. 783c8d
  2. 754088
  3. 724483
  4. 70477e
  5. 6d4b79
  6. 6a4e74
  7. 67506f
  8. 64536a
  9. 605565
  10. 5d585f

Questions about #783c8d

What color is #783c8d?

#783c8d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Perkin Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(120, 60, 141), in HSL hsl(284.44, 40.3%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.742% 0.13916 316.55).

What colors go well with #783c8d?

The complementary color of #783c8d is #306a02. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5749a3 and #8e326a. The triadic partners are #7e4f00 and #006a6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #783c8d?

White text reads better on #783c8d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and black gives 2.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #783c8d a warm or cool color?

#783c8d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.139.