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#784e99 color: Parfait d’Amour

#784e99 is rgb(120, 78, 153) in RGB and oklch(50.308% 0.12269 308.45) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

50.3%
0.123
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 40%

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 #784e99

#784e99 is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 308°.

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: #784e99 mixed with white

  1. 784e99
  2. 855fa3
  3. 9270ae
  4. 9f82b8
  5. ac93c3
  6. b9a4cd
  7. c7b6d7
  8. d5c8e1
  9. e3daeb
  10. f1ecf5

Darker: #784e99 mixed with black

  1. 784e99
  2. 674384
  3. 573870
  4. 482d5d
  5. 39234a
  6. 2a1938
  7. 1d0f27
  8. 100717
  9. 050208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #784e99 with less saturation

  1. 784e99
  2. 765194
  3. 74548f
  4. 72568a
  5. 705884
  6. 6e5b7f
  7. 6c5d7a
  8. 6a5f75
  9. 68616f
  10. 66626a

Questions about #784e99

What color is #784e99?

#784e99 is soft purple. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(120, 78, 153), in HSL hsl(273.6, 32.47%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.308% 0.12269 308.45).

What colors go well with #784e99?

The complementary color of #784e99 is #4f7114. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #565aa8 and #90457c. The triadic partners are #905400 and #007770.

Is white or black text more readable on #784e99?

White text reads better on #784e99: 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 #784e99 a warm or cool color?

#784e99 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.123.