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#784191 color: Perkin Mauve

#784191 is rgb(120, 65, 145) in RGB and oklch(47.73% 0.13533 314.156) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

47.7%
0.135
314°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.96:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #784191

#784191 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.09:1 contrast and black text 2.96:1, 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: #784191 mixed with white

  1. 784191
  2. 85549c
  3. 9266a7
  4. 9f79b3
  5. ad8bbe
  6. ba9ec9
  7. c8b1d4
  8. d5c4df
  9. e3d8e9
  10. f1ebf4

Darker: #784191 mixed with black

  1. 784191
  2. 67377d
  3. 572e6a
  4. 482558
  5. 391c46
  6. 2a1335
  7. 1d0b25
  8. 100515
  9. 050107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #784191 with less saturation

  1. 784191
  2. 75458c
  3. 734887
  4. 704c82
  5. 6e4e7d
  6. 6b5178
  7. 685472
  8. 65566d
  9. 635968
  10. 605b62

Questions about #784191

What color is #784191?

#784191 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Perkin Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(120, 65, 145), in HSL hsl(281.25, 38.1%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.73% 0.13533 314.156).

What colors go well with #784191?

The complementary color of #784191 is #3a6c04. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #564ea5 and #8f376f. The triadic partners are #845000 and #006e6e.

Is white or black text more readable on #784191?

White text reads better on #784191: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and black gives 2.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #784191 a warm or cool color?

#784191 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.135.