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#783f90 color: Perkin Mauve

#783f90 is rgb(120, 63, 144) in RGB and oklch(47.366% 0.13753 314.869) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

47.4%
0.138
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #783f90

#783f90 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.21:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, 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: #783f90 mixed with white

  1. 783f90
  2. 85529b
  3. 9265a7
  4. a078b2
  5. ad8abd
  6. ba9dc8
  7. c8b0d3
  8. d6c4de
  9. e3d7e9
  10. f1ebf4

Darker: #783f90 mixed with black

  1. 783f90
  2. 67357d
  3. 572c6a
  4. 482357
  5. 391b45
  6. 2a1234
  7. 1d0a24
  8. 100415
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #783f90 with less saturation

  1. 783f90
  2. 75438b
  3. 734786
  4. 704a81
  5. 6d4d7c
  6. 6a5077
  7. 685371
  8. 65556c
  9. 625767
  10. 5f5a61

Questions about #783f90

What color is #783f90?

#783f90 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Perkin Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(120, 63, 144), in HSL hsl(282.22, 39.13%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.366% 0.13753 314.869).

What colors go well with #783f90?

The complementary color of #783f90 is #366c01. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #564ca5 and #8f356d. The triadic partners are #824f00 and #006c6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #783f90?

White text reads better on #783f90: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #783f90 a warm or cool color?

#783f90 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.138.