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#784d9d color: Parfait d’Amour

#784d9d is rgb(120, 77, 157) in RGB and oklch(50.37% 0.12943 307.183) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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272°
100%

50.4%
0.129
307°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #784d9d

#784d9d is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour (#734f96). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

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Lighter: #784d9d mixed with white

  1. 784d9d
  2. 855ea7
  3. 9270b1
  4. 9f81bb
  5. ac93c5
  6. b9a4cf
  7. c7b6d9
  8. d5c8e2
  9. e3daec
  10. f1ecf6

Darker: #784d9d mixed with black

  1. 784d9d
  2. 674288
  3. 573773
  4. 482c5f
  5. 39224c
  6. 2a183a
  7. 1d0f28
  8. 100718
  9. 050209
  10. 010001

Calmer: #784d9d with less saturation

  1. 784d9d
  2. 765098
  3. 745392
  4. 72568d
  5. 705887
  6. 6e5a81
  7. 6c5d7c
  8. 6a5f76
  9. 686170
  10. 66626a

Questions about #784d9d

What color is #784d9d?

#784d9d is soft purple. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(120, 77, 157), in HSL hsl(272.25, 34.19%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.37% 0.12943 307.183).

What colors go well with #784d9d?

The complementary color of #784d9d is #507102. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #535aad and #91437f. The triadic partners are #945200 and #00776f.

Is white or black text more readable on #784d9d?

White text reads better on #784d9d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #784d9d a warm or cool color?

#784d9d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.129.