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#783e8f color: Perkin Mauve

#783e8f is rgb(120, 62, 143) in RGB and oklch(47.157% 0.13807 315.431) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

47.2%
0.138
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #783e8f

#783e8f is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.28:1 contrast and black text 2.88:1, 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: #783e8f mixed with white

  1. 783e8f
  2. 85519a
  3. 9264a6
  4. a077b1
  5. ad8abc
  6. ba9dc8
  7. c8b0d3
  8. d6c3de
  9. e3d7e9
  10. f1ebf4

Darker: #783e8f mixed with black

  1. 783e8f
  2. 67357c
  3. 572b69
  4. 482357
  5. 391a45
  6. 2a1234
  7. 1d0a24
  8. 100415
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #783e8f with less saturation

  1. 783e8f
  2. 75428a
  3. 734685
  4. 704980
  5. 6d4c7b
  6. 6a4f76
  7. 675271
  8. 64546b
  9. 615766
  10. 5e5961

Questions about #783e8f

What color is #783e8f?

#783e8f is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Perkin Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(120, 62, 143), in HSL hsl(282.96, 39.51%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.157% 0.13807 315.431).

What colors go well with #783e8f?

The complementary color of #783e8f is #346b01. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #564ba4 and #8e346c. The triadic partners are #814f00 and #006c6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #783e8f?

White text reads better on #783e8f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and black gives 2.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #783e8f a warm or cool color?

#783e8f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.138.