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#786caa color: Wintertime Mauve

#786caa is rgb(120, 108, 170) in RGB and oklch(56.799% 0.09476 291.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

56.8%
0.095
292°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #786caa

#786caa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.64:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, 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: #786caa mixed with white

  1. 786caa
  2. 847ab3
  3. 9188bb
  4. 9e97c4
  5. aba5cd
  6. b9b4d5
  7. c6c2de
  8. d4d1e6
  9. e2e0ee
  10. f1f0f7

Darker: #786caa mixed with black

  1. 786caa
  2. 675d93
  3. 574e7d
  4. 484068
  5. 393253
  6. 2a253f
  7. 1d192d
  8. 100d1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #786caa with less saturation

  1. 786caa
  2. 786da5
  3. 776fa0
  4. 77709b
  5. 777196
  6. 777291
  7. 77738c
  8. 777487
  9. 777581
  10. 77767c

Questions about #786caa

What color is #786caa?

#786caa is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(120, 108, 170), in HSL hsl(251.61, 26.72%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.799% 0.09476 291.984).

What colors go well with #786caa?

The complementary color of #786caa is #787c35. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5876af and #916398. The triadic partners are #a36640 and #2b8970.

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

White text reads better on #786caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #786caa a warm or cool color?

#786caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.095.