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#786ca6 color: Wintertime Mauve

#786ca6 is rgb(120, 108, 166) in RGB and oklch(56.597% 0.08892 292.831) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

56.6%
0.089
293°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Slate
  • slate-500
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #786ca6

#786ca6 is a muted violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.67:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve (#786daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #786ca6 mixed with white

  1. 786ca6
  2. 847aaf
  3. 9188b8
  4. 9e97c1
  5. aba5ca
  6. b9b4d3
  7. c6c2dc
  8. d4d1e5
  9. e2e0ed
  10. f1f0f6

Darker: #786ca6 mixed with black

  1. 786ca6
  2. 675d90
  3. 574e7a
  4. 484065
  5. 393251
  6. 2a253e
  7. 1d192b
  8. 100d1a
  9. 05040a
  10. 010001

Calmer: #786ca6 with less saturation

  1. 786ca6
  2. 786da1
  3. 776e9d
  4. 777098
  5. 777193
  6. 77728f
  7. 76738a
  8. 767485
  9. 767480
  10. 76757b

Questions about #786ca6

What color is #786ca6?

#786ca6 is muted violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(120, 108, 166), in HSL hsl(252.41, 24.58%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.597% 0.08892 292.831).

What colors go well with #786ca6?

The complementary color of #786ca6 is #777c3a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5a76ab and #8f6495. The triadic partners are #9f6742 and #328771.

Is white or black text more readable on #786ca6?

White text reads better on #786ca6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #786ca6 a warm or cool color?

#786ca6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.089.