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#78508b color: Cleopatra’s Gown

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281°
100%

OKLCH

49.9%
0.102
314°
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

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White text6.33:1 · AALc -86
Black text3.32:1 · Below AALc 23

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About #78508b

#78508b is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 6.33:1 contrast and black text 3.32:1, 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: #78508b mixed with white

  1. 78508b
  2. 856196
  3. 9271a2
  4. 9f82ae
  5. ac93b9
  6. baa5c5
  7. c7b6d0
  8. d5c8dc
  9. e3dae8
  10. f1ecf3

Darker: #78508b mixed with black

  1. 78508b
  2. 674478
  3. 573966
  4. 482e54
  5. 392443
  6. 2a1a32
  7. 1d1023
  8. 100714
  9. 050207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #78508b with less saturation

  1. 78508b
  2. 765287
  3. 745583
  4. 72577f
  5. 70597b
  6. 6e5a77
  7. 6c5c73
  8. 695e6f
  9. 67606b
  10. 656167