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#786fad color: Wintertime Mauve

#786fad is rgb(120, 111, 173) in RGB and oklch(57.548% 0.09432 289.752) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

57.5%
0.094
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -77
Black text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #786fad

#786fad is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 57.5% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.68:1, 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: #786fad mixed with white

  1. 786fad
  2. 847db5
  3. 918bbe
  4. 9e99c6
  5. aba7cf
  6. b9b5d7
  7. c6c4df
  8. d4d2e7
  9. e2e1ef
  10. f1f0f7

Darker: #786fad mixed with black

  1. 786fad
  2. 676096
  3. 57517f
  4. 48426a
  5. 393455
  6. 2a2741
  7. 1d1a2d
  8. 100e1b
  9. 05040b
  10. 010101

Calmer: #786fad with less saturation

  1. 786fad
  2. 7870a8
  3. 7871a3
  4. 78739e
  5. 787499
  6. 787594
  7. 78768e
  8. 787689
  9. 787784
  10. 79787e

Questions about #786fad

What color is #786fad?

#786fad is soft violet. The closest named color is Wintertime Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(120, 111, 173), in HSL hsl(248.71, 27.43%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.548% 0.09432 289.752).

What colors go well with #786fad?

The complementary color of #786fad is #7d7e36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5779b1 and #92669c. The triadic partners are #a66744 and #328b70.

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

White text reads better on #786fad: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #786fad a warm or cool color?

#786fad is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 57.5% and its chroma 0.094.