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#784e9b color: Parfait d’Amour

#784e9b is rgb(120, 78, 155) in RGB and oklch(50.422% 0.12521 307.688) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

50.4%
0.125
308°
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #784e9b

#784e9b is a soft purple color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.25:1 contrast and black text 3.36:1, 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: #784e9b mixed with white

  1. 784e9b
  2. 855fa5
  3. 9270b0
  4. 9f82ba
  5. ac93c4
  6. b9a5ce
  7. c7b6d8
  8. d5c8e2
  9. e3daec
  10. f1edf5

Darker: #784e9b mixed with black

  1. 784e9b
  2. 674386
  3. 573872
  4. 482d5e
  5. 39234b
  6. 2a1939
  7. 1d0f28
  8. 100718
  9. 050209
  10. 010001

Calmer: #784e9b with less saturation

  1. 784e9b
  2. 765196
  3. 745490
  4. 72568b
  5. 705986
  6. 6e5b80
  7. 6c5d7b
  8. 6a5f75
  9. 686170
  10. 66636a

Questions about #784e9b

What color is #784e9b?

#784e9b is soft purple. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(120, 78, 155), in HSL hsl(272.73, 33.05%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.422% 0.12521 307.688).

What colors go well with #784e9b?

The complementary color of #784e9b is #50710e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #555baa and #90447d. The triadic partners are #925300 and #00776f.

Is white or black text more readable on #784e9b?

White text reads better on #784e9b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and black gives 3.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #784e9b a warm or cool color?

#784e9b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.125.