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#784e8d color: Cleopatra’s Gown

#784e8d is rgb(120, 78, 141) in RGB and oklch(49.648% 0.10772 313.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

49.6%
0.108
314°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.27:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #784e8d

#784e8d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.6% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.42:1 contrast and black text 3.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cleopatra’s Gown (#795088). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

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Lighter: #784e8d mixed with white

  1. 784e8d
  2. 855f98
  3. 9270a4
  4. 9f81af
  5. ac92ba
  6. baa4c6
  7. c7b6d1
  8. d5c8dd
  9. e3dae8
  10. f1ecf4

Darker: #784e8d mixed with black

  1. 784e8d
  2. 67437a
  3. 573867
  4. 482d55
  5. 392344
  6. 2a1933
  7. 1d0f23
  8. 100714
  9. 050207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #784e8d with less saturation

  1. 784e8d
  2. 765189
  3. 745385
  4. 725581
  5. 70577c
  6. 6d5978
  7. 6b5b74
  8. 695d6f
  9. 675f6b
  10. 646067

Questions about #784e8d

What color is #784e8d?

#784e8d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Cleopatra’s Gown. In RGB it is rgb(120, 78, 141), in HSL hsl(280, 28.77%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.648% 0.10772 313.672).

What colors go well with #784e8d?

The complementary color of #784e8d is #486f2a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5b589d and #8c4772. The triadic partners are #865700 and #007473.

Is white or black text more readable on #784e8d?

White text reads better on #784e8d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and black gives 3.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #784e8d a warm or cool color?

#784e8d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 49.6% and its chroma 0.108.